29 CFR 1910.95 · Arkansas · FY2025
Noise Exposure in Arkansas: FY2025 OSHA citations
2 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.95 at inspected sites in Arkansas, from 1 inspection.
From Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 2 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.95 at inspected sites in Arkansas, in 1 inspection. Among the 63 sections of 29 CFR parts 1904, 1910 and 1926 cited in Arkansas that year (271 citation items in all), this one ranks 32nd by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1910.95 cited in Arkansas
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.95(d)(1) | 1 | 50% |
| 1910.95(g)(5)(i) | 1 | 50% |
“(d) Monitoring. (1) When information indicates that any employee's exposure may equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer shall develop and implement a monitoring program. (i) The sampling strategy shall be designed to identify employees for inclusion in the hearing conservation program and to enable the proper selection of hearing protectors. (ii) Where circumstances such as high worker mobility, significant variations in sound level, or a significant component of impulse noise make area monitoring generally inappropriate, the employer shall use representative personal sampling to comply with the …”
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“(5) Baseline audiogram. (i) Within 6 months of an employee's first exposure at or above the action level, the employer shall establish a valid baseline audiogram against which subsequent audiograms can be compared.”
How the Arkansas citations were classified
Of the 2 citation items: 0 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 2 other-than-serious (0% serious).
Who was inspected in Arkansas
100% of the 1 inspection with a recorded headcount were at sites with 26 to 100 employees. The headcount is the inspected site's, not the employer's total.
| 26 to 100 | 1 |
| Manufacturing | 2 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing | 2 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 2; Jan to Mar 2025: 0; Apr to Jun 2025: 0; Jul to Sep 2025: 0.
Who enforced in Arkansas
Arkansas has no OSHA-approved State Plan, so federal OSHA ordinarily enforces its standards at private workplaces there. All 2 of the items were recorded by federal OSHA offices. OSHA's list of State Plans.
Arkansas against the other states
Arkansas ranks 30th of the 43 states and territories with items under 29 CFR 1910.95 in this data. The most items: Tennessee 101; Pennsylvania 77; Michigan 36; Ohio 35; Georgia 29. In all, the data record 664 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.95; the 2 in Arkansas are 0.3% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in Arkansas.
Next steps for a Arkansas employer
- What the standard says: 29 CFR 1910.95, Noise Exposure
- Free tool: Noise Exposure Calculator
- Free tool: PPE Selector
- Software: HazComFast EHS software
Counts by HazComFast from the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data, extracted Oct 13, 2026; deleted items left out, 29 CFR numbers only. They are not figures OSHA publishes for the state, and the live database can change them. Same data source and method as our HazCom enforcement study. Not legal advice.