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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
Training Tips"Can You Hear Me Now?!" National
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
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
Proposed Rules40 CFR 211 - Product Noise Labeling Hearing Protection Devices08/05/2009National
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
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