Does your audiometric monitoring program measure up?

All hearing conservation programs under CFR 1910.95 require audiometric monitoring. This article provides an overview of OSHA noncompliance citations related to audiometric monitoring and associated monetary penalties reported between January 1988 and June 1994. The data in this article reflect the degree of seriousness of different elements of noncompliance, because monetary penalties, at least empirically, are related to severity or importance of the element.