Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent: a. Blast Booth: A painter was exposed to a noise dose of 1100%, or an equivalent dBA of 107.3 dBA, which was capable of causing permanent hearing loss. The sampling was performed for 327 minutes during one shift on July 22, 2022. The employer did not have a continuing, effective hearing conservation program. b. Southern Assembly Building: A shipfitter was exposed to a noise dose of 97.8%, or an equivalent dBA of 89.8 dBA, which was capable of causing permanent hearing loss. The sampling was performed for 323 minutes during one shift on July 22, 2022. The employer did not have a continuing, effective hearing conservation program. c. Northern Assembly Building: A shipfitter was exposed to a noise dose of 75.4%, or an equivalent dBA of 88.0 dBA, which was capable of causing permanent hearing loss. The sampling was performed for 323 minutes during one shift on July 22, 2022. The employer did not have a continuing, effective hearing conservation program. d. South East Area of Fabrication Building: A painter was exposed to a noise dose of 85.4%, or an equivalent dBA of 88.9 dBA, which was capable of causing permanent hearing loss. The sampling was performed for 292 minutes during one shift on July 20, 2022. The employer did not have a continuing, effective hearing conservation program. St. Johns Ship Building, Inc., was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1492930, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on April 21, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 560 Stokes Landing Road, Palatka, Florida 32177.