Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer shall administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program, as described in paragraphs (c) through (o) of this section, whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (TWA) of 85 decibels measured on the A scale (slow response) or, equivalently, a dose of fifty percent. For purposes of the hearing conservation program, employee noise exposures shall be computed in accordance with appendix A and Table G-16a, and without regard to any attenuation provided by the use of personal protective equipment. On or about June 28, 2016, and times prior to and thereafter, the employer did not develop a continuous, effective hearing conservation program, consisting of the following: a) The development and implementation of a monitoring program b) The establishment and maintenance of an audiometric training program c) The training of employees whose exposures t noise are at or above the 8 hour TWA of 85 dBA.