Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent: The employer did not administer an effective hearing conservation program that included noise monitoring, required use of suitable hearing protectors, training, and recordkeeping for employees powder coating in Paint Booth #2 and: a) employee one was exposed to continuous noise levels at 129.1-percent of the permissible daily noise exposure, or an equivalent sound level of approximately 91.8 dBA, during the 480 minute sampling period on September 3, 2015; exposure calculations include a zero increment of 2-minutes not sampled. b) employee two was exposed to continuous noise levels at 396.6-percent of the permissible daily noise exposure, or an equivalent sound level of approximately 94.9 dBA, during the 475 minute sampling period on September 3, 2015; exposure calculations include a zero increment of 5-minutes not sampled. c) employee three was exposed to continuous noise levels at 112.7-percent of the permissible daily noise exposure, or an equivalent sound level of approximately 90.9 dBA, during the 483 minute sampling period on September 3, 2015; exposure calculations include a zero increment of 3-minutes not sampled.