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Regulatory Update2002 CalOSHA Hearing Regulation changes: 14300.10 Recording Criteria for Cases Involving Occupational Hearing Loss “From January 15, 2002 until December 31, 2002 you are required to record a work-related hearing loss averaging 25dB or more at 2000, 3000, and 4000 Hertz in either ear on the Cal/OSHA Form 300. You must use the employee’s original baseline audiogram for comparison. You may make a correction for presbycusis (aging) by using the table and instructions in Appendix F of Title 8 Article 105 Control of Noise Exposure.” Ed. note: The term “hearing loss” should be interpreted as “shift” or change (as compared to the baseline) averaging 25dB or more. 2003 Federal OSHA Hearing Regulation changes (applicable to ALL states): On July 1, 2002, Osha published a final rule on the criteria for identifying employees who experience hearing loss (ie., a ‘shift’ in hearing) and must be recorded on the OSHA 300 Log which will become effective nationwide on January 1, 2003. The full text of the Rule was published in the Federal Register/Vol. 67, No. 126/Monday, July 1, 2002 (starting on page 44037) - see link below. It reads, in part: An employee will qualify for recording if he/she experiences a 10dB STS, when compared to the “baseline” and has 1) an average hearing level in the ear the STS occurred in of 25dB or more at 2, 3, and 4K Hz, and 2) the loss is work-related. A physician or other licensed health care professional (ie., audiologist) can determine if the hearing loss is not work-related. Age adjustment of the STS is optional. Helpful links for specific areas of interest: • Federal OSHA -
Hearing: Federal OSHA “Noise Exposure Standard”
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