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

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(8)(ii)(B): Unless a physician determines that the standard threshold shift is not work-related or aggravated by occupational noise exposure, the employer did not ensure, when a standard threshold shift occurs, that for employees already using hearing protectors, employees be refitted and retrained in the use of hearing protectors and provided with hearing protectors offering greater attenuation if necessary: a) Production The employer did not provide hearing protection refitting and retraining for employees with a standard threshold shift in both ears. An employee working in production was exposed to continuous noise levels at 82.4% of the permissible daily noise exposure (8 hour Time Weighted Average sound level of 90 dBA) which is 0.82 times the allowable exposure limit. The action level is 85 dBA. The equivalent sound level of the measured dose is 88.5 dBA. Sampling was performed for 477 minutes on 8/3/16, with the unsampled portion of time considered to represent zero for the exposure calculation. Violation occurred on or about 6/1/16.