Is It Recordable?

29 CFR 1904.10: Hearing loss

Scenarios that apply 29 CFR 1904.10 (Hearing loss).

2 scenarios

Q50

Audiogram Interpretation

Audiogram results from an employee are shown below. There is an average shift of 10db in the left ear. Is it recordable?

Not recordable
Q49

Audiogram Retest

At the start of first shift, a manufacturing employee’s annual audiogram indicates that he has suffered a Standard Threshold Shift (STS)…

Recordable