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Adopt a new County administrative policy to implement the Solano County Hearing Conservation Program in accordance with California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health regulations
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Director of Human Resources recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt an administrative policy to implement a new Solano County Hearing Conservation Program in accordance with California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal OSHA) regulations.
SUMMARY:
The Department of Human Resources, Risk Management Division, has developed the Solano County Hearing Conservation Program that fulfills the requirements that must be followed to protect employees from noise-induced hearing loss in accordance with Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR), Section 5097, Hearing Conservation Program.
This program incorporates all the provisions referred to in Title 8, Section 5097, Hearing Conservation Program, including the use of noise area monitoring, audiometric testing, and the appropriate use of hearing protection devices by employees affected by the program.
The adoption of the proposed program is part of the County's commitment to provide a healthy and safe work place for County employees.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The proposed amendment includes annual hearing testing, which is estimated to cost of $5,000 to $7,000 a year, and area noise monitoring, which is estimated to result in a one-time cost of $3,500. All costs are included in the Risk Management budget. The costs associated with preparing the agenda item are nominal and absorbed by the department's FY2018/19 Adopted Budget.
DISCUSSION:
The California Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973 established the Division of Occupational Safety and Health of California (Cal OSHA) to protect public health and safety through research and regulation related to...
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