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Article: When should hearing loss be recorded?(Occupational Safety and Health Administration revises rules on job-related hearing loss)
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- Industrial Safety & Hygiene News
- Article date:
- October 1, 2001
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The debate over recordable job-related hearing loss rages on, and OSHA will soon have to decide: Where do you draw the line in an area that is so gray?
OSHA's revised rule addressing the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses (29 CFR parts 1904 and 1952) will largely take effect as scheduled on January 1, 2002. However, the agency sought comment on two proposed modifications to the rule's recordkeeping requirements, one of which involves the recording of job-related hearing loss.
The criteria for recording work-related hearing loss will not be implemented for one year pending further investigation into the level of hearing loss ...