Your responsibility: To prevent employee hearing loss by minimizing, and providing protection from, noise exposures.
You must: Conduct employee noise exposure monitoring
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296-817-20005 Control employee noise exposures that equal or exceed 90 dBA TWA
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296-817-20010 Make sure employees use hearing protection when their noise exposure equals or exceed 85 dBA TWA
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296-817-20015 Make sure exposed employees receive training about noise and hearing protection
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296-817-20020 Make sure warning signs are posted for areas with noise levels that equal or exceed 115 dBA
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296-817-20025 Arrange for oversight of audiometric testing
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296-817-20030 Identify and correct deficiencies in your hearing loss prevention program
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296-817-20035 Document your hearing loss prevention activities
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296-817-20040.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. 03-11-060, § 296-817-200, filed 5/19/03, effective 8/1/03.]