Occupational Safety and Health Standards: Occupational Health and Environment Control, Availability of referenced documents

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Paragraphs (c) through (o) of 29 CFR 1910.95 and the accompanying appendices contain provisions which incorporate publications by reference. Generally, the publications provide criteria for instruments to be used in monitoring and audiometric testing. These criteria are intended to be mandatory when so indicated in the applicable paragraphs of 1910.95 and appendices.

It should be noted that OSHA does not require that employers purchase a copy of the referenced publications. Employers, however, may desire to obtain a copy of the referenced publications for their own information.

The designation of the paragraph of the standard in which the referenced publications appear, the titles of the publications, and the availability of the publications are as follows:

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Paragraph Referenced Available

designation publication from --

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Appendix B ..... "List of Personal Hearing National Technical

Protectors and Information

Attenuation Data," Service,

HEW Pub. No. 76-120, Port Royal Road,

1975. NTIS-PB267461. Springfield, VA

22161

Appendix D ..... "Specification for Sound American National

Level Meters," Standards

S1.4-1971 (R1976). Institute, Inc.,

1430 Broadway,

New York, NY

10018

1910.95(k)(2),

Appendix E ... "Specifications for American National

Audiometers," Standards

S3.6-1969. Institute, Inc.,

1430 Broadway,

New York, NY

10018

Appendix D ..... "Specification for Octave, Back Numbers

Half-Octave and Department,

Third-Octave Band Dept. STD,

Filter Sets," American

S1.11-1971 (R1976). Institute of

Physics,

333 E. 45th St.,

New York, NY

10017;

American National

Standards

Institute, Inc.,

1430 Broadway,

New York, NY

10018

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The referenced publications (or a microfiche of the publications) are available for review at many universities and public libraries throughout the country. These publications may also be examined at the OSHA Technical Data Center, Room N2439, United States Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, (202) 219-7500 or at any OSHA Regional Office (see telephone directories under United States Government - Labor Department).

[61 FR 9227, March 7, 1996]

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