Double hearing protection

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- (d) whether the exposure of the employee is likely to exceed the limits prescribed by section 7.4 ; and - (e) whether the employee is likely to be exposed to a noise exposure level (L ex, 8 ) equal to or greater than 84 dBA. - (5) On completion of the investigation and after consultation with the work place committee or the health and safety representative, the person appointed to carry out the investigation shall set out in a written report signed and dated by the person - (a) observations respecting the matters considered in accordance with subsection ( 4 ); - (b) recommendations respecting the measures that should be taken in order to comply with sections 7.4 to 7.8 ; and - (c) recommendations respecting the use of hearing protectors by employees who are exposed to a noise exposure level (L ex, 8 ) equal to or greater than 84 dBA and not greater than 87 dBA. - (6) The report shall be kept by the employer at the work place in respect of which it applies for a period of ten years after the date of the report. - (7) Where it is stated in the report that an employee is likely to be exposed to a noise exposure level (L ex, 8 ) equal to or greater than 84 dBA, the employer shall, without delay, - (a) post and keep posted a copy of the report in a conspicuous place in the work place in respect of which it applies; and - (b) provide the employee with written information describing the hazards associated with exposure to high levels of sound. SOR/91-448, s. 1; SOR/98-589, s. 2; SOR/2002-208, s. 10; SOR/2019-246, s. 26(F). ## Limits of Exposure - 7.4 No employee in a work place shall, in any 24 hour period, be exposed to - (a) an A-weighted sound pressure level set out in column I of the schedule for a duration of exposure exceeding the applicable duration set out in column II, or - (b) a noise exposure level (L ex 8 ) that exceeds 87 dBA. SOR/91-448, s. 1; SOR/98-589, s. 3. - d) la probabilité que l'exposition de l'employé soit sup…

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Oregon Administrative Rules Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division ## OCCUPATIONAL NOISE EXPOSURE G ## (i) Hearing protectors. - (1) Employers shall make hearing protectors available to all employees exposed to an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels or greater at no cost to the employees. Hearing protectors shall be replaced as necessary. - (2) Employers shall ensure that hearing protectors are worn: - (i) By an employee who is required by paragraph (b)(1) of this section to wear personal protective equipment; and - (ii) By any employee who is exposed to an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels or greater, and who: NOTE: 1910.95(i)(2)(ii)(A) was NOT adopted by OR-OSHA because 1910.95(g)(5)(ii) was NOT adopted by OR-OSHA. - (B) Has experienced a standard threshold shift. - (3) Employees shall be given the opportunity to select their hearing protectors from a variety of suitable hearing protectors provided by the employer. - (4) The employer shall provide training in the use and care of all hearing protectors provided to employees. - (5) The employer shall ensure proper initial fitting and supervise the correct use of all hearing protectors. ## (j) Hearing protector attenuation. - (1) The employer shall evaluate hearing protector attenuation for the specific noise environments in which the protector will be used. The employer shall use one of the evaluation methods described in Appendix B: Methods for Estimating the Adequacy of Hearing Protection Attenuation. - (2) Hearing protectors must attenuate employee exposure at least to an 8-hour timeweighted average of 90 decibels as required by paragraph (b) of this section. - (3) For employees who have experienced a standard threshold shift, hearing protectors must attenuate employee exposure to an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels or below. - (4) The adequacy of hearing protector attenuation shall be re-evaluated whenever employee noise exposures increase to the extent that the hear…

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- (c) procedures for measuring worker exposure to noise, - (d) procedures for educating workers in the hazards of exposure to excess noise, - (e) the methods of noise control to be used, - (f) training workers in the correct use of noise control measures and hearing protection devices, - (g) the selection, use and maintenance of hearing protection devices to be used and worn by workers, - (h) posting of suitable warning signs in any work area where the noise level exceeds 85 dBA, - (i) the requirements for audiometric testing and the maintenance of audiometric test records, and - (j) an annual review of the noise management program that includes consideration of the data received under section 223(6). AR 191/2021 s221;242/2022 ## Hearing protection 222 An employer must ensure that hearing protection devices used and worn by workers at a work site or work area - (a) meet the requirements of CSA Standard Z94.2-14 (R2019), Hearing protection devices Performance, selection, care, and use , and - (b) are fit tested in accordance with CSA Standard Z94.2-14 (R2019), Hearing protection devices - Performance, selection, care, and use . AR 191/2021 s222;242/2022 ## Audiometric testing 223 (1) An employer must provide, at the employer's expense, the following audiometric tests for a worker who is or may be exposed to excess noise at a work site or in a work area: - (a) an initial baseline test as soon as reasonably practicable, but not later than 6 months after the worker is employed or within 6 months after a worker is or may be exposed to excess noise because of a change in the worker's duties or process conditions; - (b) a test not more than 12 months after the initial baseline test; - (c) a test at least every 2nd year after the test under clause (b). 223 (2) An employer must ensure that audiometric tests are administered by an audiometric technician who - (a) works in consultation with a physician, audiologist or occupational health nurse familiar, to the extent…

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## Reduction of Sound Exposure - 7.5 If feasible, every employer shall, by engineering controls or other physical means other than hearing protectors, reduce an employee's exposure to a sound level that does not exceed the limits referred to in section 7.4. SOR/91-448, s. 1; SOR/94-33, s. 2(F); SOR/98-589, s. 4; SOR/2019-246, s. 27. ## Report to Head of Compliance and Enforcement [SOR/2002-208, s. 11; SOR/2014-148, s. 4; SOR/2021-118, s. 6] - 7.6 If it is not feasible for an employer, without providing hearing protectors to maintain an employee's exposure to a sound level that does not exceed the limits referred to in section 7.4, the employer shall, without delay, - (a) make a report in writing to the Head of Compliance and Enforcement setting out the reasons why it is not feasible to do so; and - (b) provide a copy of the report to the work place committee or the health and safety representative. SOR/91-448, s. 1; SOR/98-589, s. 5; SOR/2002-208, s. 12; SOR/2014-148, s. 5; SOR/ 2019-246, s. 28; SOR/2021-118, s. 6. ## Hearing Protection - 7.7 (1) If an employer is required to make a report in accordance with section 7.6, the employer shall, as soon as feasible, provide every employee who is exposed to the sound level referred to in section 7.4 with a hearing protector that - (a) meets the requirements set out in CSA Standard Z 94.2 -M 1984, Hearing Protectors , as amended from time to time; and - (b) prevents the exposure to the sound level referred to in section 7.4. - (2) Where an employer provides a hearing protector to an employee pursuant to subsection ( 1 ), the employer shall - (a) in consultation with the work place committee or the health and safety representative, formulate a program to train the employee in the fit, care and use of the hearing protector; and - (b) implement the program. ## Réduction de l'exposition - 7.5 Dans la mesure du possible, l'employeur doit réduire toute expos…