| Directives |
06/23/2008 - [PER 04-00-004] - Hearing Conservation Program
| 06/23/2008 | National |
| Directives |
12/12/1981 - STP 2.21 - Occupational Noise Exposure; Hearing Conservation Amendment, 29 CFR 1910.95
| 07/16/2003 | National |
| Directives |
12/19/1983 - CPL 2-2.35A - 29 CFR 1910.95(b)(1), Guidelines for Noise Enforcement; Appendix A
| 07/18/2003 | National |
| Interpretations |
Acceptability of Task-Based Noise Exposure Assessment Modeling (T-BEAM).
| 02/01/2001 | National |
| Interpretations |
Administering the baseline audiogram either before or after an employee's first exposure. [1910.95; 1910.95(g)(5)(i)]
| 03/07/2007 | National |
| Interpretations |
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)]
| 08/03/2004 | National |
| Interpretations |
Audiometric baseline revisions in employee rehire situations.[1910.95]
| 02/08/2005 | National |
| Interpretations |
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]
| 10/28/2003 | National |
| Interpretations |
Clarification of 1910.95 and 1904 regarding physicians and audiologists roles in determining work-relatedness of worker hearing loss.
| 08/29/2007 | National |
| Interpretations |
Clarification on revising a baseline audiogram if a standard threshold shift occurs in only one ear. [1910.95; 1910.95(g)(9)]
| 02/10/2006 | National |
| Interpretations |
Differentiation between the 80 dBA threshold for hearing conservation and the 90 dBA PEL.[1910.95]
| 09/26/2001 | National |
| Interpretations |
Ear muffs and ear plugs are not both required if one offers protection.[1910.95(i)(3)]
| 09/30/1983 | National |
| Interpretations |
Effective hearing conservation program elements for the Construction Industry. [1926.52]
| 08/04/1992 | National |
| Interpretations |
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]
| 02/13/2004 | National |
| Guidance Documents |
Fit Testing is Not Just for Respirators—Selecting Hearing Protection Devices
| | National |
| Interpretations |
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]
| 02/14/2005 | National |
| Guidance Documents |
Hearing Conservation
| | National |
| Guidance Documents |
Hearing Conservation for the Hearing-Impaired Worker
| | National |
| Interpretations |
Hearing conservation standard questions. [1910.95]
| 05/09/1994 | National |
| Interpretations |
Hearing conservation: referrals, financial responsibility, and documentation.
| 06/02/1998 | National |
| White Papers |
How's your hearing conservation compliance?
| 07/17/2024 | National |
| Guidance Documents |
Methods for Estimating the Adequacy of Hearing Protector Attenuation
| | National |
| Interpretations |
Minimum exposure for inclusion in the hearing conservation program (HCP); removal criteria.[1910.95; 1910.95(c)(1); 1910.95(m)]
| 02/13/2004 | National |
| Guidance Documents |
NIOSH Sound Level Meter App
| | National |
| Guidance Documents |
Noise Exposure Computation
| | National |
| Interpretations |
Noise exposure measurement records must be retained for 2 years.[1910.95(m)(3)(i); 1910.1020(d)(1)]
| 08/17/2000 | National |
| Interpretations |
Noise exposure standard and impairment adjustments.
| 07/09/1993 | National |
| Interpretations |
Occupational noise exposure standard affords protection to landscape service industry employees.
| 03/19/1999 | National |
| Interpretations |
Occupational Noise Exposure Standard when an employee with a history of off-the-job noise exposure. [1910.95]
| 01/23/1995 | National |
| Interpretations |
One type of muff and plug available for employee hearing protector selection.[1910.95(i)(3)]
| 10/17/1983 | National |
| Interpretations |
OSHA's rationale for the noise exposure PEL.
| 07/28/1999 | National |
| Interpretations |
Retesting requirements if employee's annual audiogram shows a Standard Threshold Shift (STS).[1910.95; 1910.95(g)(7)(ii)]
| 08/14/2003 | National |
| Interpretations |
Revising baseline audiogram when there is a standard threshold shift in only one ear. [1910.95(g)(9)(i); 1910.95(g)(10)]
| 09/09/2005 | National |
| Interpretations |
Some employers have banned portable stereo headsets.[1910.95]
| 08/15/1985 | National |
| Interpretations |
Use of insert earphones for audiometric testing. [1910.95(h)(2)]
| 08/31/1993 | National |
| Interpretations |
Use of Music Headphones on Construction Sites
| 09/06/2019 | National |