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Wiki source code of AF 04 Hearing Conservation

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5 **Washington County Sheriff's Office**
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7 **ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION**
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9 Policy Manual
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12 Volume: AF
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14 Health and Safety
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16 Chapter: 04
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18 Hearing Conservation
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21 Replaces and/or Supersedes:
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23 AG 05
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25 Published:
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27 11/30/2009
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29 Review Date:
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31 02/23/2022
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34 Sheriff Nate Brooksby
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36 Undersheriff Barry Golding
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39 **__TABLE OF CONTENTS__**
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41 AF 04_101 Definitions
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43 AF 04_102 References
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45 AF 04_103 Policy
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48 **AF 04_101 __DEFINITIONS__**
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50 1. WCSO: Washington County Sheriff's Office
51 1. PCF: Purgatory Correctional Facility
52 1. OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
53 1. TWA: Time-weighted average
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55 **AF 04_102 __REFERENCES__**
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57 1. Utah Counties Insurance Pool:
58 11. WC-III.H.1.
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60 **AF 04_103 __POLICY__**
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62 1. Policy:
63 11. Staff shall wear hearing protection when in areas with noise levels exceeding limitation and exposure time as defined by OSHA TWA (85 DBA over an eight-hour time period).
64 11. Monitoring of areas that may be in excess of the TWA, will be at the discretion of the Sheriff.
65 11. Hearing protection shall be maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition.
66 1. Rationale:
67 11. Preservation of hearing is important for both the employee's safety and the efficient operation of the Sheriff's Office.
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