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 sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent: a. A sorter at the Centurion baler was exposed to continuous noise at 67% of the daily noise exposure (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA) or an equivalent sound level of approximately 87.1 dBA during the 453 minute sampling period on October 28, 2021; exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 27 minutes not sampled. b. A picker in the Titech facility was exposed to continuous noise at 84.3% of the daily noise exposure (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA) or an equivalent sound level of approximately 88.7 dBA during the 449 minute sampling period on October 28, 2021; exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 31 minutes not sampled. c. A forklift driver in the Titech facility was exposed to continuous noise at 107.9% of the daily noise exposure (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA) or an equivalent sound level of approximately 90.5 dBA during the 445 minute sampling period on October 28, 2021; exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 35 minutes not sampled. d. A general laborer in the Titech facility was exposed to continuous noise at 133.8% of the daily noise exposure (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA) or an equivalent sound level of approximately 92.1 dBA during the 459 minute sampling period on October 28, 2021; exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 21 minutes not sampled.