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

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(1): The employer did not establish and maintain an audiometric testing program as provided by 29 CFR 1910.95(g) by making audiometric testing available to all employees whose exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels: An audiometric testing program was not established and maintained by making audiometric testing available for employees performing required duties with noise exposures that exceeded 85 dBA for an 8-hour time weighted average. Employees not included in an audiometric testing program included the following employees with exposures during tanker entry: a.) On or about February 14, 2024, an employee cleaning asphalt out of a transportation tank utilizing pneumatic tools such as a chipper gun and jack hammer, was exposed to noise at 545.4% of the permissible daily dose, or an average sound level of 106.2 dBA, as measured over 274 minutes of sampling. This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 102.2 dBA accounting for the period of 206 minutes unmonitored. b.) On or about February 14, 2024, an employee cleaning asphalt out of a transportation tank utilizing pneumatic tools such as a chipper gun and jack hammer, was exposed to noise at 449.9% of the permissible daily dose, or an average sound level of 104.9 dBA, as measured over 273 minutes of sampling. This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 100.85 dBA accounting for the period of 207 minutes unmonitored.