30 C.F.R. Appendix to Part 62


Title 30 - Mineral Resources


Title 30: Mineral Resources
PART 62—OCCUPATIONAL NOISE EXPOSURE


Appendix to Part 62
                      Table 62-1_Reference Duration------------------------------------------------------------------------                            dBA                               T (hours)------------------------------------------------------------------------80........................................................         32.085........................................................         16.086........................................................         13.987........................................................         12.188........................................................         10.689........................................................          9.290........................................................          8.091........................................................          7.092........................................................          6.193........................................................          5.394........................................................          4.695........................................................          4.096........................................................          3.597........................................................          3.098........................................................          2.699........................................................          2.3100.......................................................          2.0101.......................................................          1.7102.......................................................          1.5103.......................................................          1.3104.......................................................          1.1105.......................................................          1.0106.......................................................          0.87107.......................................................          0.76108.......................................................          0.66109.......................................................          0.57110.......................................................          0.50111.......................................................          0.44112.......................................................          0.38113.......................................................          0.33114.......................................................          0.29115.......................................................          0.25------------------------------------------------------------------------At no time shall any excursion exceed 115 dBA. For any value, the  reference duration (T) in hours is computed by: T = 8/2(L-90)/5 where  L is the measured A-weighted, slow-response sound pressure level.
                   Table 62-2_``Dose''TWA 8 Equivalent------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                 TWA\8\                             Dose                              (percent)------------------------------------------------------------------------25...........................................................        8029...........................................................        8133...........................................................        8238...........................................................        8344...........................................................        8450...........................................................        8557...........................................................        8666...........................................................        8776...........................................................        8887...........................................................        89100..........................................................        90115..........................................................        91132..........................................................        92152..........................................................        93174..........................................................        94200..........................................................        95230..........................................................        96264..........................................................        97303..........................................................        98350..........................................................        99400..........................................................       100460..........................................................       101530..........................................................       102610..........................................................       103700..........................................................       104800..........................................................       105920..........................................................       1061056.........................................................       1071213.........................................................       1081393.........................................................       1091600.........................................................       1101838.........................................................       1112111.........................................................       1122425.........................................................       1132786.........................................................       1143200.........................................................       115------------------------------------------------------------------------Interpolate between the values found in this Table, or extend the Table,  by using the formula: TWA8 = 16.61 log10 (D/100) + 90.
     Table 62-3_Age Correction Value in Decibels for Males (Selected                              Frequencies)------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                            kHz                   Age (years)                   -----------------------                                                     2       3       4------------------------------------------------------------------------20 or less......................................       3       4       521..............................................       3       4       522..............................................       3       4       523..............................................       3       4       624..............................................       3       5       625..............................................       3       5       726..............................................       4       5       727..............................................       4       6       728..............................................       4       6       829..............................................       4       6       830..............................................       4       6       931..............................................       4       7       932..............................................       5       7      1033..............................................       5       7      1034..............................................       5       8      1135..............................................       5       8      1136..............................................       5       9      1237..............................................       6       9      1238..............................................       6       9      1339..............................................       6      10      1440..............................................       6      10      1441..............................................       6      10      1442..............................................       7      11      1643..............................................       7      12      1644..............................................       7      12      1745..............................................       7      13      1846..............................................       8      13      1947..............................................       8      14      1948..............................................       8      14      2049..............................................       9      15      2150..............................................       9      16      2251..............................................       9      16      2352..............................................      10      17      2453..............................................      10      18      2554..............................................      10      18      2655..............................................      11      19      2756..............................................      11      20      2857..............................................      11      21      2958..............................................      12      22      3159..............................................      12      22      3260 or more......................................      13      23      33------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Table 62-4_Age Correction Value in Decibels for Females (Selected                              Frequencies)------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                            kHz                   Age (years)                   -----------------------                                                     2       3       4------------------------------------------------------------------------20 or less......................................       4       3       321..............................................       4       4       322..............................................       4       4       423..............................................       5       4       424..............................................       5       4       425..............................................       5       4       426..............................................       5       5       427..............................................       5       5       528..............................................       5       5       529..............................................       5       5       530..............................................       6       5       531..............................................       6       6       532..............................................       6       6       633..............................................       6       6       634..............................................       6       6       635..............................................       6       7       736..............................................       7       7       737..............................................       7       7       738..............................................       7       7       739..............................................       7       8       840..............................................       7       8       841..............................................       8       8       842..............................................       8       9       943..............................................       8       9       944..............................................       8       9       945..............................................       8      10      1046..............................................       9      10      1047..............................................       9      10      1148..............................................       9      11      1149..............................................       9      11      1150..............................................      10      11      1251..............................................      10      11      1252..............................................      10      12      1353..............................................      10      13      1354..............................................      11      13      1455..............................................      11      14      1456..............................................      11      14      1557..............................................      11      15      1558..............................................      12      15      1659..............................................      12      16      1660 or more......................................      12      16      17------------------------------------------------------------------------

[64 FR 49630, Sept. 13, 1999, as amended at 65 FR 66929, Nov. 8, 2000]
























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