12.2.2.4-3 Hearing Protection

Steps should be taken to protect workers from noise.

Additional Information: Where sustained noise levels cannot be maintained below 75 dBA (continuous), and below 85 dBA (8.0-hour exposure), and below 140 dB peak SPL (impulse or impact), personnel should use personal hearing protection devices, considering the following:

 

 

 

 

Administrative controls also should limit the amount of time that workers spend in noisy locations. 1472G

 

Figure 12.7 Permissible Noise Exposure Limits For Use Of Hearing Protectors

(Source is Figure 37 in Mil-Std-1472G, 2012)