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Standard Reference Standard Interpretations referencing 1910.95	[Find It! in DOL]

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1	2007 - 12/21/2007 - Clarification of OSHA's requirement for 'quiet time' before audiometric testing.
2	2007 - 08/29/2007 - Clarification of 1910.95 and 1904 regarding physicians and audiologists roles in determining work-relatedness of worker hearing loss.
3	2007 - 03/07/2007 - Administering the baseline audiogram either before or after an employee's first exposure.
4	2006 - 11/30/2006 - Clarification of use of the annual audiogram in place of the baseline.
5	2006 - 02/10/2006 - Clarification on revising a baseline audiogram if a standard threshold shift occurs in only one ear.
6	2005 - 02/08/2005 - Audiometric baseline revisions in employee rehire situations.
7	2004 - 08/03/2004 - Application of the Occupational Noise standard to employees who are deaf or have a diminished capacity to hear.
8	2004 - 04/27/2004 - Retention of exposure and audiometric testing records by successor employers.
9	2004 - 02/13/2004 - Employees with occasional exposure to noise levels in excess of 85 dBA TWA must be included in the company's hearing conservation program.
10	2004 - 02/13/2004 - Minimum exposure for inclusion in the hearing conservation program (HCP); removal criteria.
11	2003 - 08/14/2003 - Retesting requirements if employee's annual audiogram shows a Standard Threshold Shift (STS).
12	2003 - 05/08/2003 - Baseline audiogram revision due to persistent STS or improved thresholds; revision must be made for each ear separately.
13	2001 - 09/26/2001 - Differentiation between the 80 dBA threshold for hearing conservation and the 90 dBA PEL.
14	2000 - 10/02/2000 - Hearing protection and the responsibility for paying for the hearing protectors including replacement devices/parts.
15	1999 - 11/10/1999 - OSHA policy regarding PEL adjustments for extended work shifts.
16	1999 - 07/28/1999 - OSHA's rationale for the noise exposure PEL.
17	1999 - 03/19/1999 - Occupational noise exposure standard affords protection to landscape service industry employees.
18	1998 - 06/02/1998 - Hearing conservation: referrals, financial responsibility, and documentation.
19	1997 - 02/24/1997 - Placement of the noise dosimeter microphone for measuring the noise exposure of an employee using an airline respirator equipped with a shroud.
20	1996 - 09/11/1996 - Voluntary safety and health audits under the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
21	1996 - 03/26/1996 - Requirements of the Occupational Noise Exposure Standard with regards to hearing protectors.
22	1995 - 01/23/1995 - Occupational Noise Exposure Standard when an employee with a history of off-the-job noise exposure.
23	1994 - 08/01/1994 - Clarification of the policy for classifying violations as repeated, as well as clarification of specific regulations.
24	1994 - 05/09/1994 - Hearing conservation standard questions.
25	1993 - 07/09/1993 - Noise exposure standard and impairment adjustments.
26	1991 - 07/29/1991 - Committing a de minimis violation when using an insert earphone designated as ER-3A.
27	1990 - 08/24/1990 - Product endorsement policy and telephone headsets.
28	1989 - 12/14/1989 - Noise inspection conducted at Robben's Roost, Louisville, Kentucky.
29	1989 - 07/19/1989 - Policy concerning OSHA's Hearing Conservation Amendment
30	1988 - 03/29/1988 - Response to Freedom of Information Act request for standards and guidelines related to working around aircraft.
31	1987 - 12/07/1987 - Hearing conservation programs and "ear blasts" on communication headsets
32	1987 - 11/20/1987 - Reduction of noise exposure for metal spray operations.
33	1987 - 07/27/1987 - Free audiometric testing for employees exposed over the action level.
34	1987 - 06/15/1987 - Recertifying technicians who do audiometric testing and pulmonary function testing.
35	1987 - 06/09/1987 - Requirement for instituting engineering and administrative controls for noise.
36	1987 - 03/18/1987 - Calculating of hearing threshold shifts.
37	1986 - 12/10/1986 - Calibration of noise dosimeters
38	1986 - 10/10/1986 - Field calibration of noise dosimeters.
39	1986 - 07/10/1986 - Response to letter suggesting that the noise standard of 90 dB(A) is set at too high a level, and should be 85 dB(A) or less.
40	1986 - 06/16/1986 - The noise standard applies to environments with undue atmospheric pressure.
41	1986 - 04/10/1986 - General review of the OSHA noise standard.
42	1985 - 10/10/1985 - Noise standards applicable to Metra are under the jurisdiction of the Federal Railroad Administration.
43	1985 - 08/15/1985 - Some employers have banned portable stereo headsets.
44	1985 - 07/16/1985 - Standard applicable to two point suspension scaffolds and power platforms used in window cleaning and to hazards in refrigeration plants.
45	1985 - 02/22/1985 - Fast response noise dosimetry measurement not acceptable.
46	1984 - 12/14/1984 - Regulations for the calibration of spirometers and audiometers;Regulations for the calibration of spirometers and audiometers.
47	1984 - 05/08/1984 - Questions and answers relative to the noise standard.
48	1984 - 03/26/1984 - Baseline audiograms must be established even if medical problem exists.
49	1984 - 03/13/1984 - "Laboratory-based noise reduction" defined.
50	1983 - 09/27/1983 - Notification requirements for standard threshold shifts.
51	1983 - 09/16/1983 - Applicability of the noise standard to portable ear muff type radios.
52	1983 - 05/24/1983 - Comparison to baseline audiograms and retest audiograms
53	1983 - 05/11/1983 - Employee noise exposure assessment records are part of audiometric test record.
54	1983 - 05/03/1983 - Requirement to make a positive determination of work-relatedness of threshold shift revoked.
55	1983 - 05/01/1983 - Noise regulations apply to all places of entertainment.
56	1983 - 04/26/1983 - Methods of training for microprocessor audiometer technicians.
57	1983 - 04/06/1983 - An electroacoustic ear can be used for daily testing of an audiometer.
58	1982 - 07/13/1982 - Applicability of the noise standard to pulpwood logging.
59	1982 - 03/26/1982 - Question of whether the noise standard is adjusted for workshifts greater than 8 hours.
60	1981 - 09/15/1981 - Compliance determination based on worst day noise exposure.
61	1975 - 03/19/1975 - Administrative controls and PPE used to reduce exposure below limits if engineering controls are not feasible.

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