OSHA Inspection: XYLEM, INC.

Issued

Oct 11, 2017

Abate by

Nov 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,157 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(b)(1): Employees were subjected to sound level exceeding those listed in Table G-16 of Subpart G of 29 CFR 1910 and feasible administrative or engineering controls were not utilized to reduce sound levels:  TABLE G-16 - PERMISSIBLE NOISE EXPOSURES (1) ____________________________________________   Duration per day, hours     Sound level dBA slow response ____________________________________________ 8...........................                     90 6...........................                     92 4...........................                     95 3...........................                     97 2...........................                    100 1 1/2 ....................                    102 1...........................                    105 1/2 .......................                    110 1/4  or less.............                     115  1) BCF Assembly area - On or about 05/04/2017, BCF operators were exposed to continuous noise at approximately 286% of the permissible daily noise level (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA) or an equivalent sound level of approximately 97.6 dBA during the 463 minutes sampling period on May 04, 2017; exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 17 minutes not sampled.  Neither administrative nor engineering controls were applied by the employer to reduce employee exposure below the permissible exposure limit.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED