GroundRules
← Search the law
Federal regulations · Through 2026-08-25 · Newer source version available

30 CFR 62.174: Follow-up corrective measures when a standard threshold shift is detected.

Read at publisher ↗
Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 30—Mineral Resources
  2. CHAPTER I—MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
  3. SUBCHAPTER M—UNIFORM MINE HEALTH REGULATIONS
  4. PART 62—OCCUPATIONAL NOISE EXPOSURE

The mine operator must, within 30 calendar days of receiving evidence or confirmation of a standard threshold shift, unless a physician or audiologist determines the standard threshold shift is neither work-related nor aggravated by occupational noise exposure:

(a) Retrain the miner, including the instruction required by § 62.180 of this part;

(b) Provide the miner with the opportunity to select a hearing protector, or a different hearing protector if the miner has previously selected a hearing protector, from among those offered by the mine operator in accordance with § 62.160 of this part; and

(c) Review the effectiveness of any engineering and administrative controls to identify and correct any deficiencies.

Collected 2026-08-27T02:25:24Z. Source file · JSON

Browse this collection