Record Keeping: 29 CFR 1910.95(m)
Employers must retain all employee records, including exposure measurements and audiometric tests.
Record Keeping Expectations
Exposure Measurements:
Area and personal sound measurements must be kept on file for at least two years.
Audiometric Tests:
These must remain for the duration of the employee’s employment.
OSHA Form 300:
Employee’s who demonstrate a recordable STS in one or both ears, must be put on the OSHA 300 log.
Employer Information:
Access to Records: All records may be accessed by request by “employees, former employees, representatives designated by the individual employee” and by OSHA representatives.
Transfer of Records: If the business closes or is acquired by a new organization, all records must be transfered to the subsequent organization for the required periods of time.
Browse our other OSHA-compliant services:
1. Noise Monitoring
29 CFR 1910.95(d)(e)(f)
2. Audiometric Testing
29 CFR 1910.95(g)(h)
3. Hearing Protectors
29 CFR 1910.95(i)(j)
4. Education and Training
29 CFR 1910.95(k)(l)
5. Record Keeping
29 CFR 1910.95(m)