Text For Citation: 03 Item/Group: 001B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(6): At least annually after obtaining the baseline audiogram, the employer did not obtain a new audiogram for each employee exposed at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels : a) Facility The employer did not obtain a new audiogram in 2015 for employees in test firing and polishing whose noise exposure was established in 2013 to be above 85 dB as an 8 hour time weighted average. Two employees in polishing were exposed to continuous noise at 140.8% and 175.7% of the permissible exposure limit (PEL) eight hour time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA which are 1.41 and 1.76 times the allowable exposure limit. The equivalent sound levels of the measured doses are 92.5 dBA and 94.0 dBA, respectively. Sampling was performed for 484 minutes and 482 minutes on 6/9/16. The dosimeter threshold level was set at 90 dBA. Two employees in test firing were exposed to continuous noise at 289.0% and 309.7% of the permissible exposure limit (PEL) eight hour time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA which are 2.89 and 3.10 times the allowable exposure limit. The equivalent sound levels of the measured doses are 97.6 dBA and 98.1 dBA, respectively. Sampling was performed for 443 minutes and 485 minutes on 6/9/16, with the un-sampled portion of time considered to represent zero exposure for the exposure calculation. The dosimeter threshold level was set at 90 dBA. Violation occurred on or about 5/13/16. Henry RAC Holding Corp. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.95(g)(1) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 652078 citation 1, item 1b and was affirmed as a final order on 4/8/13.