Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
Title 296. Labor and Industries, Department of |
Chapter 296-817. Hearing loss prevention (noise). |
Section 296-817-099. Noise definitions. |
Section 296-817-100. Scope. |
Section 296-817-200. Hearing loss prevention program. |
Section 296-817-20005. Conduct employee noise exposure monitoring. |
Section 296-817-20010. Control employee noise exposures that equal or exceed 90 dBA TWA8. |
Section 296-817-20015. Make sure employees use hearing protection when their noise exposure equals or exceeds 85 dBA TWA8. |
Section 296-817-20020. Make sure exposed employees receive training about noise and hearing protection. |
Section 296-817-20025. Make sure warning signs are posted for areas where noise levels equal or exceed 115 dBA. |
Section 296-817-20030. Arrange for oversight of audiometric testing. |
Section 296-817-20035. Identify and correct deficiencies in your hearing loss prevention program. |
Section 296-817-20040. Document your hearing loss prevention activities. |
Section 296-817-300. Noise measurement and computation. |
Section 296-817-30005. Make sure that noise-measuring equipment meets recognized standards. |
Section 296-817-30010. Measure employee noise exposure. |
Section 296-817-30015. Use these equations when estimating full-day noise exposure from sound level measurements. |
Section 296-817-400. Audiometric testing. |
Section 296-817-40005. Provide audiometric testing at no cost to employees. |
Section 296-817-40010. Establish a baseline audiogram for each exposed employee. |
Section 296-817-40015. Conduct annual audiograms. |
Section 296-817-40020. Review audiograms that indicate a standard threshold shift. |
Section 296-817-40025. Keep the baseline audiogram without revision, unless annual audiograms indicate a persistent threshold shift or a significant improvement in hearing. |
Section 296-817-40030. Make sure a record is kept of audiometric tests. |
Section 296-817-40035. Make sure audiometric testing equipment meets these requirements. |
Section 296-817-500. Options to audiometric testing. |
Section 296-817-50005. Conduct hearing protection audits at least quarterly. |
Section 296-817-50010. Make sure staff conducting audits are properly trained. |
Section 296-817-50015. Assess the hearing protection used by each employee during audits. |
Section 296-817-50020. Document your hearing protection audits. |
Section 296-817-50025. Make sure third-party hearing loss prevention programs meet the following requirements. |