Appendix D (Mandatory) - 1910.95

Regulations (Standards - 29 CFR)

Audiometric measuring instruments - 1910.95 App C
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1910
Occupational Safety and Health Standards
G
Occupational Health and Environment Control
1910.95 App C
Audiometric measuring instruments

This Appendix is Mandatory
1. In the event that pulsed-tone audiometers are used, they shall have a tone on-time of at
least 200 milliseconds.
2. Self-recording audiometers shall comply with the following requirements:
(A) The chart upon which the audiogram is traced shall have lines at positions corresponding
to all multiples of 10 dB hearing level within the intensity range spanned by the audiometer.
The lines shall be equally spaced and shall be separated by at least 1/4 inch. Additional
increments are optional. The audiogram pen tracings shall not exceed 2 dB in width.
(B) It shall be possible to set the stylus manually at the 10-dB increment lines for calibration
purposes.
(C) The slewing rate for the audiometer attenuator shall not be more than 6 dB/sec except
that an initial slewing rate greater than 6 dB/sec is permitted at the beginning of each new
test frequency, but only until the second subject response.
(D) The audiometer shall remain at each required test frequency for 30 seconds (+ or - 3
seconds). The audiogram shall be clearly marked at each change of frequency and the actual
frequency change of the audiometer shall not deviate from the frequency boundaries marked
on the audiogram by more than + or - 3 seconds.
(E) It must be possible at each test frequency to place a horizontal line segment parallel to the
time axis on the audiogram, such that the audiometric tracing crosses the line segment at least
six times at that test frequency. At each test frequency the threshold shall be the average of
the midpoints of the tracing excursions.