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

29 CFR 1910.95(k)(1): Training program. The employer shall train each employee who is exposed to noise at or above an 8-hour time weighted average of 85 decibels in accordance with the requirements of this section. The employer shall institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program. At a worksite located at 5215 Mill Road in Laona, Wisconsin: The employer does not train each employee who is exposed to noise at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) of 85 decibels in accordance with the requirements 29 CFR 1910.95(k). a) On or about September 13, 2023, in Plant A, the employer did not train an employee grading wood stock who was exposed to noise exceeding 85 dBA as an 8-hour TWA in accordance with the requirements of this section and the employer did not institute a training program. A grading employee near the end-matcher machine was exposed to noise at 175.4 percent dose of the permissible daily dose, or an average sound level of 94.1 dBA, as measured over 480 minutes of sampling of an 8-hour work shift. This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 94.1 dBA accounting for the period of 0 minutes unmonitored. b) On or about September 13, 2023, in Plant A, the employer did not train an employee working near the end matcher who was exposed to noise exceeding 85 dBA as an 8-hour TWA in accordance with the requirements of this section and the employer did not institute a training program. The employee was exposed to noise at 166.3 percent dose of the permissible daily dose, or an average sound level of 93.7 dBA, as measured over 478 minutes of sampling of an 8-hour work shift. This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 93.7 dBA accounting for the period of 2 minutes unmonitored. c) On or about September 13, 2023, in Plant A, the employer did not train an employee operating the Mereen Johnson rip saw and Compu-rip saw who was exposed to noise exceeding 85 dBA as an 8-hour TWA in accordance with the requirements of this section and the employer did not institute a training program. The employee was exposed to noise at 190.6 percent dose of the permissible daily dose, or an average sound level of 94.7 dBA, as measured over 480 minutes of sampling of an 8-hour work shift. This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 94.7 dBA accounting for the period of 0 minutes unmonitored. d) On or about September 13, 2023, in Plant A, the employer did not train an employee operating an up-cut saw near the flooring machine who was exposed to noise exceeding 85 dBA as an 8-hour TWA in accordance with the requirements of this section and the employer did not institute a training program. The employee was exposed to noise at 243.7 percent dose of the permissible daily dose, or an average sound level of 96.6 dBA, as measured over 467 minutes of sampling of an 8-hour work shift. This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 96.4 dBA accounting for the period of 13 minutes unmonitored. e) On or about December 12, 2023, in Plant A and Plant B, the employer did not train an employee operating a forklift and banding floor planks who was exposed to noise exceeding 85 dBA as an 8-hour TWA in accordance with the requirements of this section and the employer did not institute a training program. The employee was exposed to noise at 92.0 percent dose of the permissible daily dose, or an average sound level of 89.4 dBA, as measured over 480 minutes of sampling of an 8-hour work shift. This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 89.4 dBA accounting for the period of 0 minutes unmonitored. f) On or about September 13, 2023, in Plant B, the employer did not train an employee operating a Dewalt miter chop saw who was exposed to noise exceeding 85 dBA as an 8-hour TWA in accordance with the requirements of this section and the employer did not institute a training program. The employee was exposed to noise at 70.7 percent dose of the permissible daily dose, or an average sound level of 87.8 dBA, as measured over 459 minutes of sampling of an 8-hour work shift. This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 87.5 dBA accounting for the period of 21 minutes unmonitored. g) On or about September 13, 2023, in Plant A, the employer did not train an employee operating a Cantek straight-line ripsaw near the flooring machine who was exposed to noise exceeding 85 dBA as an 8-hour TWA in accordance with the requirements of this section and the employer did not institute a training program. The employee was exposed to noise at 298.2 percent dose of the permissible daily dose, or an average sound level of 97.9 dBA, as measured over 480 minutes of sampling of an 8-hour work shift. This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 97.9 dBA accounting for the period of 0 minutes unmonitored. h) On or about September 13, 2023, in Plant A, the employer did not train an employee operating an up-cut saw near the flooring machine who was exposed to noise exceeding 85 dBA as an 8-hour TWA in accordance with the requirements of this section and the employer did not institute a training program. The employee was exposed to noise at 261.5 percent dose of the permissible daily dose, or an average sound level of 97.3 dBA, as measured over 456 minutes of sampling of an 8-hour work shift. This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 96.9 dBA accounting for the period of 24 minutes unmonitored. i) On or about September 13, 2023, in Plant A, the employer did not train an employee that was banding wood stock who was exposed to noise exceeding 85 dBA as an 8-hour TWA in accordance with the requirements of this section and the employer did not institute a training program. The employee was exposed to noise at 111.4 percent dose of the permissible daily dose, or an average sound level of 91.0 dBA, as measured over 463 minutes of sampling of an 8-hour work shift. This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 90.8 dBA accounting for the period of 17 minutes unmonitored. j) On or about September 13, 2023, in Plant A, the employer did not train an employee operating the Hasko flooring machine who was exposed to noise exceeding 85 dBA as an 8-hour TWA in accordance with the requirements of this section and the employer did not institute a training program. The employee was exposed to noise at 689.6 percent dose of the permissible daily dose, or an average sound level of 103.9 dBA, as measured over 480 minutes of sampling of an 8-hour work shift. This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 103.9 dBA accounting for the period of 0 minutes unmonitored. k) On or about September 5, 2023, in Plant A, the employer did not train an employee marking wood stock near the Brute Optimizer rip saw who was exposed to noise exceeding 85 dBA as an 8-hour TWA in accordance with the requirements of this section and the employer did not institute a training program. The employee was exposed to noise at 109.0 percent dose of the permissible daily dose, or an average sound level of 93.9 dBA, as measured over 302 minutes of sampling of an 8-hour work shift. This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 90.6 dBA accounting for the period of 178 minutes unmonitored. l) On or about December 12, 2023, in Plant A, the employer did not train an employee that was sorting and block piling near the up-cut saws and flooring machine who was exposed to noise exceeding 85 dBA as an 8-hour TWA in accordance with the requirements of this section and the employer did not institute a training program. The employee was exposed to noise at 180.3 percent dose of the permissible daily dose, or an average sound level of 94.2 dBA, as measured over 480 minutes of sampling of an 8-hour work shift. This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 94.2 dBA accounting for the period of 0 minutes unmonitored. m) On or about December 12, 2023, in Plant A, the employer did not train an employee operating an up-cut saw near the flooring machine who was exposed to noise exceeding 85 dBA as an 8-hour TWA in accordance with the requirements of this section and the employer did not institute a training program. The employee was exposed to noise at 167.0 percent dose of the permissible daily dose, or an average sound level of 93.7 dBA, as measured over 480 minutes of sampling of an 8-hour work shift. This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 93.7 dBA accounting for the period of 0 minutes unmonitored. n) On or about September 5, 2023, in Plant A, the employer did not train an employee performing nesting operations near the end matcher machine who was exposed to noise exceeding 85 dBA as an 8-hour TWA in accordance with the requirements of this section and the employer did not institute a training program. The employee was exposed to noise at 98.7 percent dose of the permissible daily dose, or an average sound level of 93.4 dBA, as measured over 295 minutes of sampling of an 8-hour work shift. This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 89.9 dBA accounting for the period of 185 minutes unmonitored. o) On or about December 12, 2023, in Plant A, the employer did not train a supervisor employee who was exposed to noise exceeding 85 dBA as an 8-hour TWA in accordance with the requirements of this section and the employer did not institute a training program. The supervisor employee was exposed to noise at 106.3 percent dose of the permissible daily dose, or an average sound level of 90.4 dBA, as measured over 480 minutes of sampling of an 8-hour work shift. This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 90.4 dBA accounting for the period of 0 minutes unmonitored. p) On or about December 12, 2023, in Plant A, the employer did not train an employee operating a planer and Mereen Johnson rip saw who was exposed to noise exceeding 85 dBA as an 8-hour TWA in accordance with the requirements of this section and the employer did not institute a training program. The employee was exposed to noise at 174.0 percent dose of the permissible daily dose, or an average sound level of 94.1 dBA, as measured over 471 minutes of sampling of an 8-hour work shift. This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 94.0 dBA accounting for the period of 9 minutes unmonitored. q) On or about December 13, 2023, in Plant B, the employer did not train an employee operating an Ogden Group Eco-power Plus frame saw who was exposed to noise exceeding 85 dBA as an 8-hour TWA in accordance with the requirements of this section and the employer did not institute a training program. The employee was exposed to noise at 172.4 percent dose of the permissible daily dose, or an average sound level of 94.0 dBA, as measured over 471 minutes of sampling of an 8-hour work shift. This dose is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA exposure of 93.9 dBA accounting for the period of 9 minutes unmonitored. The WD Flooring LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1526029, citation number 1, item number 1b and was affirmed as a final order on August 18, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at 5215 Mill Road in Laona, Wisconsin.