29 CFR 1910.95 · Texas · FY2025
Noise Exposure in Texas: FY2025 OSHA citations
23 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.95 at inspected sites in Texas, from 18 inspections.
From Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 23 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.95 at inspected sites in Texas, in 18 inspections. Among the 159 sections of 29 CFR parts 1904, 1910 and 1926 cited in Texas that year (5,152 citation items in all), this one ranks 37th by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1910.95 cited in Texas
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 23 |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.95(c)(1) | 14 | 61% |
| 1910.95(g)(1) | 3 | 13% |
| 1910.95(d)(1) | 2 | 9% |
| 1910.95(g)(6) | 1 | 4% |
| 1910.95(k)(2) | 1 | 4% |
7 different paragraphs were cited in all; the table lists the 5 with the most items.
“(c) Hearing conservation program. (1) The employer shall administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program, as described in paragraphs (c) through (o) of this section, whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (TWA) of 85 decibels measured on the A scale (slow response) or, equivalently, a dose of fifty percent. For purposes of the hearing conservation program, employee noise exposures shall be computed in accordance with appendix A and Table G-16a, and without regard to any attenuation provided by the use of personal protective equipment.”
“(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.”
“(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 …”
The paragraph continues in the standard. Read 29 CFR 1910.95
How the Texas citations were classified
Of the 23 citation items: 15 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 8 other-than-serious (65% serious).
Who was inspected in Texas
33% of the 18 inspections with a recorded headcount were at sites with 26 to 100 employees. The headcount is the inspected site's, not the employer's total.
| 1 to 10 | 1 |
| 11 to 25 | 5 |
| 26 to 100 | 6 |
| 101 to 250 | 4 |
| 251 to 1,000 | 2 |
| Manufacturing | 19 |
| Construction | 2 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1 |
| Educational Services | 1 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing | 4 |
| Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing | 3 |
| Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing | 3 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 7; Jan to Mar 2025: 6; Apr to Jun 2025: 1; Jul to Sep 2025: 9.
Who enforced in Texas
Texas has no OSHA-approved State Plan, so federal OSHA ordinarily enforces its standards at private workplaces there. All 23 of the items were recorded by federal OSHA offices. OSHA's list of State Plans.
Texas against the other states
Texas ranks 9th 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 23 in Texas are 3.5% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in Texas.
Next steps for a Texas 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.