Sources: Decibel Chart from Haas Eaton, OSHAX, Purdue University, Sound Levels by Industry Industrial Branch Source: CPWR – Center for Construction Research and Training Source: ELCOSH Average Construction Noise Levels Pneumatic chip hammer Rubber-tired crane >35 ton (insulated cab) Rubber-tired crane >35 ton (non-insulated cab) 95(b)(2)): TABLE G-16 – PERMISSIBLE NOISE EXPOSURES (1) Now that you know how hearing works, and what it would take to kill a worker, what do you need to know about your own workplace? The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommends that all worker exposures to noise should be controlled below a level equivalent to 85 dBA for eight hours to minimize occupational noise induced hearing loss.Īdopted by OSHA, permissible sound exposure levels are as follows (. NIOSH and OSHA Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs) ![]()
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