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 1910.95(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: Employees conducting cutting, grinding and polishing tasks were exposed to noise in excess of OSHA's Action Level of 85 dBA as an eight-hour time-weighted average, and the employer did not institute a continuing, effective hearing conservation program: Production Area: 1) On December 12, 2018, a Fabricator was conducting cutting, polishing, grinding activities on granite slabs. The employee was overexposed to continuous noise at a level of 90.6 decibels. This level is 1.9 times in excess of OSHA's Action Level of 85 dBA, measured as an eight-hour Time-weighted Action Level. The employee was sampled for 460 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for any unsampled time; 2) On December 12, 2018, a Fabricator was conducting cutting, polishing, and grinding activities on granite slabs. The employee was overexposed to continuous noise at a level at 89.6 decibels. This level is 1.79 times in excess of OSHA's Action Level of 85 dBA, as an eight-hour Time-weighted Action Level. The employee was sampled for 465 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for any unsampled time.