Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002A 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 (TWA) sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale (dBA), or equivalently a dose of fifty percent: Whenever employee noise exposures equaled or exceeded an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured in the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent, the employer did not administer an effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.95(c) through (o). On or about February 7, 2018: a. An employee was exposed to continuous and intermittent noise at 99.1% of the action level or an equivalent sound level of approximately 89.9 dBA during the 461 minute sample period. b. An employee was exposed to continuous and intermittent noise at 80.8% of the action level or an equivalent sound level of approximately 88.4 dBA during the 449 minute sample period. c. An employee was exposed to continuous and intermittent noise at 53.1% of the action level or an equivalent sound level of approximately 85.4 dBA during the 471 minute sample period. d. An employee was exposed to continuous and intermittent noise at 55.3% of the action level or an equivalent sound level of approximately 85.7 dBA during the 465 minute sample period. e. An employee was exposed to continuous and intermittent noise at 55.9% of the action level or an equivalent sound level of approximately 85.8 dBA during the 464 minute sample period.