29 CFR 1910.95 · Oregon · FY2025
Noise Exposure in Oregon: FY2025 OSHA citations
27 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.95 at inspected sites in Oregon, from 12 inspections.
From Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 27 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.95 at inspected sites in Oregon, in 12 inspections. Among the 91 sections of 29 CFR parts 1904, 1910 and 1926 cited in Oregon that year (2,433 citation items in all), this one ranks 17th by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1910.95 cited in Oregon
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 27 |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.95(d)(1) | 8 | 30% |
| 1910.95(g)(1) | 6 | 22% |
| 1910.95(k)(1) | 5 | 19% |
| 1910.95(l)(1) | 3 | 11% |
| 1910.95(g)(5)(i) | 2 | 7% |
8 different paragraphs were cited in all; the table lists the 5 with the most items.
“(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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“(g) Audiometric testing program. (1) The employer shall establish and maintain an audiometric testing program as provided in this paragraph by making audiometric testing available to all employees whose exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels.”
“(k) Training program. (1) The employer shall train each employee who is exposed to noise at or above an 8-hour time weighted average of 85 decibels in accordance with the requirements of this section. The employer shall institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program.”
How the Oregon citations were classified
Of the 27 citation items: 25 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 2 other-than-serious (93% serious).
Who was inspected in Oregon
42% of the 12 inspections with a recorded headcount were at sites with 1 to 10 employees. The headcount is the inspected site's, not the employer's total.
| 1 to 10 | 5 |
| 11 to 25 | 3 |
| 26 to 100 | 3 |
| 101 to 250 | 1 |
| Manufacturing | 23 |
| Wholesale Trade | 4 |
| Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers | 4 |
| Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 4 |
| Other Wood Product Manufacturing | 3 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 7; Jan to Mar 2025: 9; Apr to Jun 2025: 2; Jul to Sep 2025: 9.
Who enforced in Oregon
Oregon has an OSHA-approved State Plan that ordinarily covers private-sector employers and state and local government workers. All 27 of the items were recorded by the State Plan's office. A State Plan may have standards of its own. The paragraphs on this page are the federal 29 CFR numbers recorded in OSHA's data, and this page does not say which Oregon rule applies to a given workplace. OSHA's page on the Oregon State Plan, with its coverage.
Oregon against the other states
Oregon ranks 6th 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 27 in Oregon are 4.1% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in Oregon.
Next steps for a Oregon employer
- Federal text of the standard: 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.