Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(5)(i): The employer did not establish, within 6 months of an employee's first exposure at or above the action level, a valid baseline audiogram against which subsequent audiograms can be compared: a) On or about July 18, 2019, the welder in welding station 3 was exposed to continuous noise levels at 81.3% of the permissible daily exposure (8-hour, time-weighted average sound level of 85 dbA or equivalently, a dose of 50%), during the 471 minutes sampling period. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 9 minutes not sampled. The employer failed to establish valid baseline audiograms for employees exposed to the action level. b) On or about July 18, 2019, the welder in welding station 4 was exposed to continuous noise levels at 136.2% of the permissible daily exposure (8-hour, time-weighted average sound level of 85 dbA or equivalently, a dose of 50%), during the 488 minutes sampling period. The employer failed to establish valid baseline audiograms for employees exposed to the action level.