Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 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: On or about August 17, 2018 and times prior thereto an effective hearing conservation program which included noise monitoring, audiometric testing of employees, training of employees, and retention of exposure measurements as detailed in the standard was not instituted by the employer. Employee(s) required to work in the handgun and rifle ranges were exposed to sound levels in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average Action Level of 85 decibels on an A-weighted scale (dBA). These conditions exposed employees to noise hazards: a) Range worker(s) in the handgun range supervising customers using firearms were exposed to sound levels at an 8-hour Time Weighted Average (TWA) up to 575 percent noise dose, which is equivalent to approximately 102.6 dBA and over 5 times the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 90 dBA. The noise sampling was performed for 416 minutes with an exposure of zero assumed for the 64 minutes not sampled. b) Range worker(s) working in the rifle range supervising customers using firearms were exposed to sound levels at an 8-hour TWA of 357 percent noise dose, or 99.1 dBA and over 3.5 times the PEL of 90 dBA. The noise sampling was performed for 431 minutes with an exposure of zero assumed for the 49 minutes not sampled.