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§ 1926.101 — Hearing Protection

29 C.F.R. § 1926.101

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(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.

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Authorizing Statute

Definition and application
40 U.S.C. § 3701
Geographic applicability; judicial enforcement; applicability to existing standards; report to Congress on duplication and coordination of Federal laws; workmen’s compensation law or common law or statutory rights, duties, or liabilities of employers and employees unaffected
29 U.S.C. § 653
Health and safety standards in building trades and construction industry
40 U.S.C. § 3704
Worker protection
42 U.S.C. § 4853
Rule making
5 U.S.C. § 553