Workplace noise studies, dosimetry & OSHA training in Central Arkansas.
On-site noise exposure assessments and practical occupational-safety education for employers, public agencies, departments, and organizations in Pulaski and Saline Counties. Programs are led by an OSHA-authorized Outreach Trainer and Certified Occupational Hearing Conservationist.
Workplace noise studies & personal noise dosimetry.
Are your employees exposed to loud machinery, tools, or equipment? We provide on-site noise surveys and personal noise dosimetry to measure workplace exposure and help employers address applicable OSHA/AOSH hearing-conservation requirements.
Workplace Noise Surveys
Area sound-level measurements help identify noisy equipment, tasks, and workspaces and determine where closer exposure monitoring may be needed.
Personal Noise Dosimetry
Employee-worn dosimeters measure noise exposure over the monitoring period. Representative workday monitoring helps evaluate eight-hour time-weighted average exposure, especially when employees move between tasks or noise levels vary.
Written Findings & Recommendations
Receive documented results and practical recommendations for noise reduction, hearing protection, and hearing-conservation program needs.
When is noise monitoring required?
Under OSHA’s general-industry noise standard, employers must implement monitoring when information indicates an employee’s exposure may equal or exceed 85 dBA as an eight-hour time-weighted average. This is the hearing-conservation action level; it is not a single spot reading.
Employees whose exposures reach or exceed that action level must be included in a hearing-conservation program. We help evaluate exposure and identify appropriate next steps for your workplace.
Reference: 29 CFR 1910.95(c)–(d). Assessment scope is matched to the work performed and applicable OSHA or Arkansas AOSH requirements.
Available for machine shops, fabrication facilities, maintenance shops, public works departments, and other workplaces with potentially hazardous noise.
OSHA 10- and 30-Hour Outreach training.
OSHA 10-Hour Outreach
Broad hazard-awareness training primarily designed for workers, delivered by an OSHA-authorized Outreach Trainer.
OSHA 30-Hour Outreach
More in-depth hazard-awareness training for supervisors and workers with safety responsibilities.
Important: OSHA Outreach training is voluntary and does not replace training required by individual OSHA standards.
HazCom, Bloodborne Pathogens and hearing conservation.
Hazard Communication
Chemical hazards, labels, Safety Data Sheets, protective measures, and workplace-specific HazCom program elements.
Bloodborne Pathogens
Occupational exposure prevention, protective measures, exposure-control procedures, and response following an exposure incident.
Hearing Conservation
Effects of noise, hearing protectors, proper use, and the purpose of audiometric testing for covered employees.
Private-sector and public-sector audiences.
Training and assessment scope is matched to the employer, workforce, and applicable requirements. Services can support private-sector employers as well as Arkansas public-sector departments and agencies subject to AOSH requirements.
Planning training or a noise assessment.
Can you provide OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 cards?
Applicable OSHA Outreach courses are delivered by an OSHA-authorized Outreach Trainer and follow the requirements of the Outreach Training Program.
Can training be customized to our workplace?
HazCom, BBP, hearing-conservation and other standard-specific training should be tied to the hazards, procedures and program elements present at the employer’s workplace.
Do you travel to our facility?
Yes. Mobile delivery is a core part of Arkansas Safety Training’s operating model for appropriate host locations. Noise surveys and dosimetry are performed on-site during representative work activities.
What is the difference between a noise survey and dosimetry?
A noise survey measures sound levels at selected locations or tasks. Personal noise dosimetry measures an employee’s accumulated exposure over time. The appropriate approach depends on employee movement, noise variability, and the work being evaluated.
What information do you need to quote a noise assessment?
Please provide your facility location, type of work, main noise sources, shift length, and approximate number of employees or job groups to be evaluated.
Bring workplace safety services to your organization.
For training, tell us your city, audience, approximate class size, and preferred timing. For a noise assessment, email your facility location, work activities, shift length, and number of employees to be evaluated.