OSHA Inspection: STEVER-LOCKE INDUSTRIES, INC.

Issued

Jan 24, 2023

Abate by

Mar 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,036 · Current $1,852 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1):  The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.95(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:  a) Press area - A Press Operator, operating the Komatsu 60T press, was exposed to continuous noise at approximately 101.1% of the permissible daily noise level (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA) or an equivalent sound level of approximately 90.2 dBA during the 473 minute sampling period on November 30, 2022; exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 7 minutes not sampled.  b) Press area - A Press Operator, operating the high speed 22T press, was exposed to continuous noise at approximately 66.5% of the permissible daily noise level (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA) or an equivalent sound level of approximately 89.0 dBA during the 362 minute sampling period on November 30, 2022; exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 118 minutes not sampled.  The major elements of a continuing, effective hearing conservation program consist of the following (for more details consult 29 CFR 1910.95): 1.   Noise exposure monitoring (sound level measurement, noise dosimetry) 2.  Employee notification and observation of monitoring 3.  Audiometric testing program 4.  Hearing protection 5.  Employee training program 6.  Employee access to information and training materials, and 7.  Recordkeeping   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED