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Noise Reference Materials
 
TypeTitleDateState
Interpretations01/22/1996 - The recording of hearing loss on the OSHA Form 200.01/22/1996National
Interpretations01/23/1995 - 1910.95 - Occupational Noise Exposure Standard when an employee with a history of off-the-job noise exposure.01/23/1995National
Interpretations01/24/1997 - Proper recording of an injury case involving a punctured eardrum.01/24/1997National
Interpretations02/01/2001 - Acceptability of Task-Based Noise Exposure Assessment Modeling (T-BEAM).02/01/2001National
Interpretations02/08/2005 - Audiometric baseline revisions in employee rehire situations.[1910.95] 02/08/2005National
Interpretations02/10/2006 - Clarification on revising a baseline audiogram if a standard threshold shift occurs in only one ear. [1910.95; 1910.95(g)(9)]02/10/2006National
Interpretations02/13/2004 - Employees with occasional exposure to noise levels in excess of 85 dBA TWA must be included in the company's hearing conservation program.[1910.95]02/13/2004National
Interpretations02/13/2004 - Minimum exposure for inclusion in the hearing conservation program (HCP); removal criteria.[1910.95; 1910.95(c)(1); 1910.95(m)]02/13/2004National
Interpretations02/14/1994 - Recording of hearing loss on the OSHA Log 200.02/14/1994National
Interpretations02/14/2005 - Frequency of evaluating audiometric testing rooms to meet the specifications in Appendix D of the Occupational Noise standard.[1910.95(h)(4); 1910.95_AppD] 02/14/2005National
Interpretations03/07/2007 - Administering the baseline audiogram either before or after an employee's first exposure. [1910.95; 1910.95(g)(5)(i)]03/07/2007National
Interpretations03/16/1995 - Recording procedures for cases involving occupational hearing loss.03/16/1995National
Interpretations03/19/1999 - Occupational noise exposure standard affords protection to landscape service industry employees.03/19/1999National
Interpretations05/08/03--Baseline audiogram revision due to persistent STS or improved thresholds; revision must be made for each ear separately.[1910.95; 1910.95(g)(1); 1910.95(g)(5); 1910.95(g)(7); 1910.95(g)(9); 1910.95(g)(10); 1904; 1904.10]10/28/2003National
Interpretations05/09/1994 - 1910.95 - Hearing conservation standard questions.05/09/1994National
Interpretations06/02/1998 - Hearing conservation: referrals, financial responsibility, and documentation.06/02/1998National
Directives06/23/2008 - [PER 04-00-004] - Hearing Conservation Program06/23/2008National
Interpretations06/29/1992 - 1910.95 - Occupational noise, including hearing conservation, in construction work.06/29/1992National
Interpretations07/09/1993 - Noise exposure standard and impairment adjustments.07/09/1993National
Interpretations07/28/1999 - OSHA's rationale for the noise exposure PEL.07/28/1999National
Interpretations08/03/2004- Application of the Occupational Noise standard to employees who are deaf or have a diminished capacity to hear.[1910.95; 1910.95(b)(1); 1910.95(i)(2)]08/03/2004National
Interpretations08/04/1992 - 1926.52 - Hearing conservation program.08/04/1992National
Interpretations08/14/2003 - Retesting requirements if employee's annual audiogram shows a Standard Threshold Shift (STS).[1910.95; 1910.95(g)(7)(ii)]08/14/2003National
Interpretations08/17/2000 - Noise exposure measurement records must be retained for 2 years.[1910.95(m)(3)(i); 1910.1020(d)(1)]08/17/2000National
Interpretations08/29/2007 - Clarification of 1910.95 and 1904 regarding physicians and audiologists roles in determining work-relatedness of worker hearing loss.08/29/2007National
Interpretations08/31/1993 - 1910.95(h)(2) - Use of insert earphones for audiometric testing.08/31/1993National
Interpretations09/09/2005 - Revising baseline audiogram when there is a standard threshold shift in only one ear. [1910.95(g)(9)(i); 1910.95(g)(10)] 09/09/2005National
Interpretations09/26/2001 - Differentiation between the 80 dBA threshold for hearing conservation and the 90 dBA PEL.[1910.95]09/26/2001National
Directives12/12/1981 - STP 2.21 - Occupational Noise Exposure; Hearing Conservation Amendment, 29 CFR 1910.9507/16/2003National
Directives12/19/1983 - CPL 2-2.35A - 29 CFR 1910.95(b)(1), Guidelines for Noise Enforcement; Appendix A07/18/2003National
Violations2006 Violations Summary for Occupational Noise Exposure - General Industry (PDF) National
White PapersCompliance Curriculum: Hearing Conservation05/03/2002National
Guidance DocumentsHearing Conservation National
Guidance DocumentsOSHA eTool - Noise and Hearing Conservation National
White PapersStudy Probes Link Between Jobs, High Blood Pressure05/07/2002National