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Type	Title	Date	State
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
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
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	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