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