Jenkins Academy of Applied Technology
Hearing Conservation and Noise — Regulatory crosswalk
Hearing Conservation and Noise · v1.0.0 · October 21, 2026
Two worker tracks with separate legal scopes. No OSHA approval, hearing test result, competent-person designation or employer work authorization is awarded.
Three general-industry training content groups
| ID | Provision | Content | Lessons | Actual employer evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K01 | 1910.95(k)(3)(i) | Effects of noise on hearing | damage | Understand effects and symptoms; actual symptom-reporting and health-advice route. |
| K02 | 1910.95(k)(3)(ii), (i)–(j) | Protector purpose, advantages/disadvantages, attenuation, selection, fitting, use and care | selection, fit, use-care | Actual evaluated devices, initial fitting and supervised correct use with other PPE. Construction uses its own 1926.101 duties. |
| K03 | 1910.95(k)(3)(iii), (g)–(h) | Audiometric purpose and test procedures | audiometry, appointments, shift | Actual qualified provider, valid tests, private results, required notification and follow-up. Construction timing depends on actual applicable/adopted program. |
Applicability, timing, controls and records
| Area | Basis | Lessons | Treatment and separate evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope and exclusions | 1910.95(a)–(c), (o); 1926.52/.101; 1983-03-29 interpretation | GI scope; CON scope | Construction, agriculture, maritime and oil/gas well drilling or servicing are not silently treated as identical to the covered GI hearing-conservation program. Confirm activity and jurisdiction. |
| GI action level and exposure limit | 1910.95(a)–(d); Appendix A | GI levels, monitoring, controls | 85 dBA eight-hour TWA / 50% dose is the program action level without protector credit. The 90 dBA eight-hour exposure-limit example and dose method have a different purpose. |
| GI representative monitoring and change | 1910.95(d) | GI monitoring | Actual calibrated measurement strategy; personal sampling where required; 80–130 dB integration; repeat for the stated exposure/protection changes. |
| GI results and observation | 1910.95(e)–(f) | GI monitoring, records | Affected employee notification and opportunity for employees or representatives to observe measurements. |
| Controls, durations and high peaks | 1910.95(a)–(b), Appendix A; 1926.52(a)–(e) | GI/CON levels and controls | Use feasible administrative or engineering controls when table exposure is exceeded; suitable PPE if controls are insufficient. Mixed exposure is combined. The 140 dB peak text is a recommendation, not a dBA TWA or a clearance for lower peaks. |
| GI protector availability and use | 1910.95(i)(1)–(2) | GI levels, selection, appointments, shift | Suitable protection available at no cost at the action level. Required use follows (b) and (i), including the applicable van-baseline delay and STS conditions; employer may adopt stronger use rules. |
| GI selection, fitting and supervision | 1910.95(i)(3)–(5), (j); Appendix B | GI selection, fit, use-care | Actual suitable choice, initial fitting, supervised use and attenuation evaluation. Do not subtract NRR from any arbitrary reading or add two ratings as clearance. |
| GI attenuation targets and change | 1910.95(j)(2)–(4) | GI selection and shift | Reduce protected exposure to the required eight-hour TWA of 90 dBA or below under (b); 85 dBA or below for STS; reevaluate adequacy when exposures increase. |
| GI audiometric provider and test validity | 1910.95(g)(1)–(4), (h); Appendices C–E | GI audiometry | Actual allowed provider/technician qualifications, professional responsibility, valid test conditions, instruments, room and calibration. Course does not qualify a provider. |
| GI baseline and preparation | 1910.95(g)(5), (i)(2)(ii)(A) | GI appointments | Normally six months from first action-level exposure; mobile van within one year with required protection during exposure beyond six months until baseline. Baseline needs 14 hours without workplace noise, with permitted protector substitute, plus non-work-noise advice. |
| GI annual tests and comparison | 1910.95(g)(6)–(7) | GI audiometry, appointments, shift | At least annually after baseline for covered exposed workers; compare to baseline. Optional retest within 30 days and specified professional review are separate from the quiz. |
| GI STS determination, notice and follow-up | 1910.95(g)(8)–(10), (i)–(j) | GI shift | Average 10 dB or more at 2000, 3000, 4000 Hz in either ear; written notice within 21 days of determination; applicable fitting/training/protection and referral unless specified physician determination applies. Baseline revision only through the proper professional. |
| GI training timing and current information | 1910.95(k)(1)–(2) | GI records and all topic lessons | Covered workers participate; repeat annually; update information for changes in protectors and work processes. Actual device instruction/fitting is not supplied by a quiz alone. |
| GI access to information | 1910.95(l) | GI records | Make standard available and post copy; provide required information/training materials under the applicable provisions. |
| GI record retention, access and transfer | 1910.95(m); referenced 1910.1020 access provisions | GI records | Measurement records two years; audiometric records duration of affected employee employment; required access and successor transfer. No universal training-certificate format or retention interval invented. |
| Construction program and exposure | 1926.52(a)–(e), Table D-2 | CON scope, levels, monitoring, controls | Protection and feasible controls; continuing effective program where values are exceeded; combine mixed exposures. Do not transfer all GI amendment deadlines into construction. |
| Construction protector provision and fitting | 1926.101(a)–(c); 1926.32(f) | CON selection, fit, use-care | Provide and use devices where feasible reduction cannot meet table; inserted devices fitted/determined individually by competent persons; plain cotton not acceptable. A course pass does not designate a competent person. |
| Construction instruction and employer additions | 1926.21(b)(2); actual employer/State Plan requirements | CON scope, hearing-tests, readiness | Actual recognition/avoidance instruction. SHP-008’s 85 dBA enrollment, annual instruction and baseline/annual testing are proposed employer adoptions, not identical federal construction text. Employer confirms adoption and actual implementation. |
| Knowledge grading and completion | Academy design rule | All practice and both final forms | 80% and all critical items correct; practice unlimited; three final attempts with targeted review and owner-approved further sets on the website; final unbiased course rating. These are Academy choices, not an OSHA score or course-hour requirement. |
Ten historical RAVS review inputs
| Input | Topic | Current basis | Mapping / scope boundary |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAV-1 | Annual and current hearing-conservation instruction | 1910.95(k)–(l) | GI records; construction readiness identifies employer adoption separately. |
| RAV-2 | 85 dBA eight-hour TWA program inclusion | 1910.95(c), (i) | GI levels and monitoring; no protector credit; construction scope remains separate. |
| RAV-3 | Noise sampling/monitoring | 1910.95(d)–(f) | GI monitoring; actual construction exposure assessment under 1926.52. |
| RAV-4 | Annual audiometry after baseline | 1910.95(g)(6) | GI audiometry/appointments; construction tests only under actual applicable/adopted program. |
| RAV-5 | Baseline six-month deadline and mobile-van exception | 1910.95(g)(5), (i)(2) | GI appointments, including one-year van deadline and protection during delay beyond six months. |
| RAV-6 | Written STS notice within 21 days | 1910.95(g)(8)(i) | GI shift; private actual notice is separate from the course record. |
| RAV-7 | Protection reevaluation and follow-up after STS | 1910.95(g)(8), (i)–(j) | GI shift and fitting; actual control review, retraining and referral where indicated. |
| RAV-8 | Provision of suitable hearing protection | 1910.95(i); 1926.101 | selection, fit, use-care; actual supply and replacement arrangements. |
| RAV-9 | Attenuation for the specific noise environment | 1910.95(j), Appendix B; 1926.52/.101 | selection and fit; no direct NRR subtraction or rating addition as clearance. |
| RAV-10 | Noise exposure records | 1910.95(m) | GI records; two years for measurements and employment-duration audiometric records; construction record process reviewed separately. |
Primary sources reviewed October 21, 2026
- General-industry noise standard
- Noise exposure computation — Appendix A
- Protector attenuation — Appendix B
- Construction noise and Table D-2
- Construction hearing protection
- Construction task instruction
- Construction competent-person definition
- Construction scope interpretation, March 29, 1983
- Noise-canceling headphones interpretation, March 6, 2023
- NIOSH hearing-loss information — guidance
- OSHA-approved State Plans
Federal core only. The employer must confirm actual work, applicable State Plan and other requirements. NIOSH material is guidance; it is not substituted for OSHA’s legal criteria.
Development inputs: training inventory TR-009; SHP-008_Noise_Exposure_Hearing_Conservation_Program_v0.1.html, approved development template, current Library version 1; RAVS_Requirements (41).pdf, exported July 22, 2022, ten unique historical review questions. Historical employer answers, page numbers and review approvals are not transferred. Template approval is not employer adoption or course validation. The historical Cal/OSHA references need current jurisdiction-specific review.