Skip to Main Content. This information is provided free of charge by the Department of Industrial Relations from its web site at www. These regulations are for the convenience of the user and no representation or warranty is made that the information is current or accurate. Chapter 7. Division of Labor Statistics and Research Subchapter 1. Employer Records of Occupational Injury or Illness. Where it is true that noise exposure below the Action Level of 85 dBA TWA has a small percentage of workers at risk, it is important to note that in my experience the occurrence of work-related hearing loss without noise is rare in most industries.
A ruptured eardrum due to trauma or diving, sparks in the ear, etc. Exposure to heavy metals and organic solvents as toluene, xylene, styrene, trichlorethylene, etc. However, their occurrence without noise is rare.
Hearing testing on some routine basis 3yrs, 5yrs or 7 yrs of non-noise exposed workers is strongly encouraged.
The benefit of a continuing, successful hearing conservation program is to maintain a healthy workforce by detecting and preventing hearing loss in all workers. If in the course of routine testing required by the Noise Standard, the STS no longer appears, it may be lined out.
If the audiometric testing indicates that an STS is not persistent, the entry may be erased or lined-out 76 FR OSHA feels the documentation is in the hearing test records the company is already required to keep for the Noise Standard - Accountability is in the audiometric record keeping. Also, The removal is not at the discretion of the reviewing professional.
OSHA considers the program to be reviewed by a reviewing professional and did not want to repeat the requirement 76 FR In recording hearing loss the requirement to check the hearing loss column on the Log for hearing loss cases has been delayed. OSHA is asking for comments concerning the need for a separate hearing loss column.
Construction, agriculture, oil and gas drilling and servicing, and shipbuilding industries are not covered under If they do testing they would be required to log according to Finally, besides assessing the level of protection of the worker's hearing protector, your determination should also consider whether the given worker actually used the protection, and whether the worker was properly trained in wearing the protection. These, along with all the other criteria in Section Question 2: Instead of using 85 dBA as the criterion for evaluating the appropriateness of a de-rated hearing protector, should 82 dBA be used?
Most hearing professionals consider 80 dBA as the minimum "safe" level, so what would OSHA consider as the minimum "safe" level to target? Thank you for your interest in occupational safety and health. We hope you find this information helpful. OSHA's requirements are set by statute, standards, and regulations. Our letters of interpretation do not create new or additional requirements but rather explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances.
From time to time, letters are affected when the Agency updates a standard, a legal decision impacts a standard, or changes in technology affect the interpretation. To assure that you are using the correct information and guidance, please consult OSHA's website at www.
If you have further questions, please feel free to contact the Office of Health Enforcement at The NRR was developed by the U. Standard Interpretations Recording criteria for cases involving occupational hearing loss when employees use hearing protection.
Standard Number:. April 29, Mr. If an employee's hearing test audiogram reveals that the employee has experienced a work-related Standard Threshold Shift STS in hearing in one or both ears, and the employee's total hearing level is 25 decibels dB or more above audiometric zero averaged at , , and Hz in the same ear s as the STS, you must record the case on the OSHA Log.
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