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Construction (29 CFR 1926) · Subpart E: Personal protective and life saving equipment

OSHA 1926.101: Hearing protection

29 CFR 1926.101 is titled "Hearing protection". It is part of Subpart E (Personal protective and life saving equipment) of the construction standards.

It has no paragraph that is mainly about training, but our talks cite it for what it requires on the job.

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Official source: eCFR, 29 CFR 1926.101

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OFFICIAL TEXT

Full text: 29 CFR 1926.101

Official text of the federal regulation (public domain). Training paragraphs are shaded.

(a) Wherever it is not feasible to reduce the noise levels or duration of exposures to those specified in Table D-2, Permissible Noise Exposures, in § 1926.52, ear protective devices shall be provided and used.

(b) Ear protective devices inserted in the ear shall be fitted or determined individually by competent persons.

(c) Plain cotton is not an acceptable protective device.

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