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1910.95(g)(5)(i) Within 6 months of an employee's first exposure at or above the action level, the employer shall establish a valid baseline audiogram against which subsequent audiograms can be compared. 29 CFR 1910.95(i)(2)(ii)(A): The employer did not ensure that hearing protectors were worn by any employee who was exposed to an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels or greater and had not yet had a baseline audiogram established pursuant to 29 CFR 1910.95(g)(5)(ii): a) On February 5, 2024, in the Batch Building where an employee performing powder coating activities did not utilize hearing protectors and the employee was exposed to noise at 86.77% of the permissible daily noise exposure (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA) or an equivalent sound level of approximately 88.9 dBA. Sampling was conducted for 439 minutes of one work shift. Zero exposure was assumed for the remaining 41 minutes. The employee never received an audiometric test to establish a baseline audiogram.