Hearing Protection Devices - OSHA

OSHA states:

• Hearing protectors must attenuate employee exposure at least to an 8-hour time-weighted average of 90 decibels as required.
• The employer shall evaluate hearing protector attenuation for the specific noise environments in which the protector will be used.
• For employees who have experienced a standard threshold shift, hearing protectors must attenuate employee exposure to an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels or below.

The adequacy of hearing protector attenuation shall be re-evaluated whenever employee noise exposures increase to the extent that the hearing protectors provided may no longer provide adequate attenuation. The employer shall provide more effective hearing protectors where necessary.

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