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  2. Title 29 - Labor
  3. Subtitle B - Regulations Relating to Labor
  4. Chapter XVII - Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor
  5. Part 1926 - Safety and Health Regulations for Construction
  6. Subpart E - Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment
  7. 29 CFR § 1926.101
29 CFR § 1926.101
Hearing protection
July 28, 2023
CFR
Editorial Note on Part 1926

Editorial Notes:

1. At 44 FR 8577, Feb. 9, 1979, and corrected at 44 FR 20940, Apr. 6, 1979, OSHA reprinted without change the entire text of 29 CFR part 1926 together with certain General Industry Occupational Safety and Health Standards contained in 29 CFR part 1910, which have been identified as also applicable to construction work. This republication developed a single set of OSHA regulations for both labor and management forces within the construction industry.

2. Nomenclature changes to part 1926 appear at 84 FR 21597, May 14, 2019.

§ 1926.101 Hearing protection.

(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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