Section 296-307-63240. Document your hearing loss prevention activities.

You must:

• Create and retain records documenting noise exposures. Include, at a minimum:

– Exposure measurements required by this part for at least two years and for as long as you rely upon them to determine employee exposure

– Audiometric test records for the duration of employment for the affected employees

– Hearing protection audits, if you choose to rely upon them, for the duration of employment of the affected employees.

Note:	• You need to keep as complete a record as possible. Records developed under previous rules or in other jurisdictions need to be kept, even when they do not fulfill the full requirements of this part. Similarly, records found to have errors in collection or processing need to be kept if they provide an indication of employee exposure or medical condition not found in other records
	• You may want to consider your other business needs, such as worker's compensation claims management, before discarding these records.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 05-01-166, § 296-307-63240, filed 12/21/04, effective 4/2/05.]

RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 05-01-166, § 296-307-63240, filed 12/21/04, effective 4/2/05.