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: a. An employee in the production area was exposed to continuous noise at 102.3 % of the permissible daily dose level, when measured with a 80 dB threshold, or equivalent sound level of approximately 90.2 dBA for the 353 minute sampling time on November 18, 2014. Exposure calculation included a zero increment for the 127 minutes not sampled. b. An employee in the production area was exposed to continuous noise at 68.3 % of the permissible daily dose level, when measured with a 80 dB threshold, or equivalent sound level of approximately 87.2 dBA for the 354 minute sampling time on November 18, 2014. Exposure calculation included a zero increment for the 126 minutes not sampled. The employer did not establish and administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program