Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.95(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) Production Shop: An employee engaged in polishing granite/stone countertops, utilizing a handheld pneumatic wet stone polisher, was exposed to a continuous noise level at 93.4% of the allowable 8-hour time weighted average sound level (90dBA) on 11/29/2023. The equivalent dBA level of 93.4% is approximately 89.5 dBA. The sampling was performed during 421 minutes on one work shift, with zero exposure assumed for any unsampled periods of time. The employer did not administer a continuing effective hearing conservation program, which included audiometric testing and noise training, thus exposing employees to irreversible hearing loss, on or about, 10/12/23. All Granite & Marble Corporation dba Marble.com was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1309947, citation number 1, item number 2A and was affirmed as a final order on April 24, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 1 Mt. Vernon Street, Ridgefield Park, NJ.