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29 CFR 1910.95(g)(5)(i): The employer did not establish, within 6 months of an employee's first exposure at or above the action level, a valid baseline audiogram against which subsequent audiograms can be compared: a. On or about April 9, 2018, an employee engaged in sandblasting activities inside a confined space was exposed to continuous noise levels at 951.1% of the permissible daily exposure (8-hour, time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA or equivalently, a dose of 100 percent), during the 225 minute sampling period. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 255 minutes not sampled. No baseline audiogram was provided to the employee. b. On or about April 9, 2018, an employee performing sandblasting was exposed to continuous noise levels at 87.35% of the permissible daily exposure (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 dBA or equivalently, a dose of 50 percent), during the 228 minute sampling period. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 252 minutes not sampled. No baseline audiogram was provided to the employee.