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INDUSTRIAL/OCCUPATIONAL HEARING CONSERVATION

We Provide the Following Services to Industries:

• Hearing Conservation Programs
  
• Industrial Hearing Testing
  
• Noise Measurements
  
• Custom Hearing Protection Devices
  
• Educational Programs

How Effective is Your Hearing Conservation Program ?

DID YOU KNOW-that 157,576 Construction companies have been inspected by OSHA over the past 3 years in the Southeastern States alone? A total of 268,643 NOISE RELATED violations were cited. $156,336,674.00 in fines were issued!

The following is a list of the top 10 OSHA citations against industries over the past 3 years!

• 1 C-1 Lack of a Hearing Conservation Program
  
• 2 D-1 Lack of a Noise Level Monitoring Program
  
• 3 K-1 Lack of a Hearing Conservation Training Program
  
• 4 L-1 Lack of Access to Information and Training Materials (posted in the workplace)
  
• 5 G-1 Lack of Audiometric Testing
  
• 6 I-1 Lack of Hearing Protection
  
• 7 B-1 Not Using Administrative or Engineering Controls to Reduce Noise Exposure as a First-Step before Hearing Protection
  
• 8 G-6 Lack of Annual Audiograms
  
• 9 G-8 Lack of Follow-Up after a Standard Threshold Shift has Occurred
  
• 10 M-2 Lack of Sufficient Record Keeping -Keeping Records of Audiograms, Noise Sampling, Follow-Up Documentation, etc

OSHA is currently stepping-up the number of inspections they perform in the Southeastern States. Two Alabama companies recently had a surprise visit that ended up costing $ 70,000 ! Make sure your Hearing Conservation Program meets ALL OSHA requirements.