Subject: Re: [AUDITORY] Noise Exposure [ From: Sandra Gordon-Salant <sgsalant@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2013 13:21:54 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>The OSHA standard is a bit lax; a better "recommended" standard is from NIO= SH: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/98-126/pdfs/98-126.pdf Sandy -----Original Message----- From: AUDITORY - Research in Auditory Perception [mailto:AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx= ILL.CA] On Behalf Of Kevin Austin Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 9:17 AM To: AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx Subject: [AUDITORY] Noise Exposure [ There are a number of sources of 'permissible noise exposure' times. I have= read differing sources. By the AUDITORY community, is this one considered correct / acceptable; con= servative, or too loose? https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=3DSTANDARDS&= p_id=3D9735 Thanks Kevin Use a monospace font to read the table correctly. TABLE G-16 - PERMISSIBLE NOISE EXPOSURES (1) _____________________________= ________________________________ | Duration per day, hours | Sound level dBA slow response ____________________________|________________________________ | 8.....................| 90 6.....................| 92 4.....................| 95 3.....................| 97 2.....................| 100 1 1/2 ................| 102 1.....................| 105 1/2 ..................| 110 1/4 or less..........| 115 ____________________________|________________________________