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Standards
Noise and hearing conservation are addressed in specific
standards for the construction industry. This section highlights OSHA standards,
Federal Registers (rules, proposed rules, and notices), dockets and e-comments,
standard interpretations (official letters of interpretation of the standards),
and national consensus standards related to noise and hearing conservation.
OSHA
Highlighted Standards
Construction Industry (29
CFR 1926)
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1926 Subpart D, Occupational health and environmental controls
- 1926.52,
Occupational noise exposure
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1926 Subpart E, Personal protective and life saving equipment
- For additional information on specific state plans or other general
standards, see the general industry
Standards page.
Federal Registers
Dockets and E-Comments
Standard Interpretations
National Consensus
Note: These are NOT OSHA regulations. However, they do
provide guidance from their originating organizations related to worker
protection.
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
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A10.46-2007, Hearing Loss Prevention for Construction and Demolition
Workers. Helps
employers prevent occupational hearing loss among construction and demolition
workers and applies to all construction and demolition workers with potential
noise exposures (continuous, intermittent and impulse) of 85 decibels,
A-weighted (dBA) and above. It was approved by ANSI on March 5, 2007, and by the
American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) on March 20, 2007.
Health Effects
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Construction Noise: Exposure, Effects, and the Potential for Remediation; A Review and Analysis.
Electronic Library of Construction Occupational Safety and Health (eLCOSH),
(2002). Reports that the highest percentages of overexposed workers in the
construction industry occur in highway and street construction, carpentry, and
concrete work. Of the approximately 5 million construction workers in 1995, the
total number exposed to noise levels of 85 dBA and above was about 754,000.
- Construction Noise. The Center to Protect Workers' Rights (CPWR), (2001),
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PDF, 2
pages. Reviews information related to exposure levels and provides
suggestions for protection.
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publications on Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention, Charts and Graphical Representations:
- For additional information on hearing conservation programs, see the general industry
Health Effects page.
Measuring Exposure
Hearing Conservation Programs
Additional Information
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Resources.
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Includes links to campaigns, conferences and workshops as well as
links to organizations involved in hearing loss prevention.
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Noise and Hearing Loss in Construction. School of Public Health and
Community Medicine, University of Washington. Includes links to a series of PDFs
on hearing loss prevention in the construction industry.
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