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OSHA states that approximately 30 million workers are exposed to hazardous noise in the workplace annually. The incidence of noise-induced hearing loss can be reduced or eliminated through the successful application of engineering and administrative controls and hearing conservation programs. The implementation of engineering controls and administrative programs is the principal means employers have to comply with regulations and must be implemented before PPE (e.g., hearing protectors) is used.


  
 
 
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TypeTitleDateState
Interpretations01/22/1996 - The recording of hearing loss on the OSHA Form 200. National
Interpretations01/23/1995 - 1910.95 - Occupational Noise Exposure Standard when an employee with a history of off-the-job noise exposure. National
Interpretations01/24/1997 - Proper recording of an injury case involving a punctured eardrum. National
Interpretations02/01/2001 - Acceptability of Task-Based Noise Exposure Assessment Modeling (T-BEAM). National
Interpretations02/08/2005 - Audiometric baseline revisions in employee rehire situations.[1910.95]  National
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)] National
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] National
Interpretations02/13/2004 - Minimum exposure for inclusion in the hearing conservation program (HCP); removal criteria.[1910.95; 1910.95(c)(1); 1910.95(m)] National
Interpretations02/14/1994 - Recording of hearing loss on the OSHA Log 200. National
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]  National
Interpretations03/07/2007 - Administering the baseline audiogram either before or after an employee's first exposure. [1910.95; 1910.95(g)(5)(i)] National
Interpretations03/16/1995 - Recording procedures for cases involving occupational hearing loss. National
Interpretations03/19/1999 - Occupational noise exposure standard affords protection to landscape service industry employees. National
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] National
Interpretations05/09/1994 - 1910.95 - Hearing conservation standard questions. National
Interpretations06/02/1998 - Hearing conservation: referrals, financial responsibility, and documentation. National
Interpretations06/29/1992 - 1910.95 - Occupational noise, including hearing conservation, in construction work. National
Interpretations07/09/1993 - Noise exposure standard and impairment adjustments. National
Interpretations07/28/1999 - OSHA's rationale for the noise exposure PEL. National
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)] National
Interpretations08/04/1992 - 1926.52 - Hearing conservation program. National
Interpretations08/14/2003 - Retesting requirements if employee's annual audiogram shows a Standard Threshold Shift (STS).[1910.95; 1910.95(g)(7)(ii)] National
Interpretations08/17/2000 - Noise exposure measurement records must be retained for 2 years.[1910.95(m)(3)(i); 1910.1020(d)(1)] National
Interpretations08/29/2007 - Clarification of 1910.95 and 1904 regarding physicians and audiologists roles in determining work-relatedness of worker hearing loss. National
Interpretations08/31/1993 - 1910.95(h)(2) - Use of insert earphones for audiometric testing. National
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)]  National
Interpretations09/26/2001 - Differentiation between the 80 dBA threshold for hearing conservation and the 90 dBA PEL.[1910.95] National
Directives12/12/1981 - STP 2.21 - Occupational Noise Exposure; Hearing Conservation Amendment, 29 CFR 1910.95 National
Directives12/19/1983 - CPL 2-2.35A - 29 CFR 1910.95(b)(1), Guidelines for Noise Enforcement; Appendix A National
Questions & Answers1910.95 Noise Exposure: Our 8 hour test shows our FT operator was exposed to 85.6 db. The employee's normal shift is 12 hrs, does this reduce the requirements to 82 db and send us in to a full hearing conservation program?02/22/2008National
Violations2006 Violations Summary for Occupational Noise Exposure - General Industry (PDF) National
Regulations29 CFR § 1910.95 Occupational noise exposure National
Final Rules29 CFR 1904 - Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements07/03/2002National
Proposed Rules29 CFR 1926 - Hearing Conservation Program for Construction Workers08/06/2002National
Proposed Rules29 CFR 1926 - Proposed Rule Corrections: Hearing Conservation Program for Construction Workers08/19/2002National
NewsAerobics Instructors Risk Hearing Loss, Physicist Says10/22/2003National
Questions & AnswersAre there sources available online that can be accessed for ideas on providing noise abatement?12/20/2005National
NewsArtwork Making Some Staffers Sick!04/19/2006National
NewsASSE Joins Hearing Conservation Group11/13/2002National
White PapersCompliance Curriculum: Hearing Conservation05/03/2002National
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