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

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(5)(i):Within 6 months of an employee's first exposure at or above the action level, the employer did not establish a valid baseline audiogram against which subsequent audiograms can be compared: a) Knockout area, on or about 2/16/21: A knockout area employee was exposed to an 8-hr TWA of noise at 93.0 dBA, for the 341 minutes sampled. A zero increment was included for the 139 minutes not sampled. No baseline audiogram during the calendar year 2020 was performed. The employee was hired on 2/12/2020. b) Grinding area, on or about 3/10/21: A grinding area employee was exposed to an 8-hr TWA of noise at 91.5 dBA, for the 360 minutes sampled. A zero increment was included for the 120 minutes not sampled. No baseline audiogram during the calendar year 2020 was performed. The employee was hired on 3/9/20. Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.