Hazardous Noises Report After receiving good remarks from your previous work, you hear that Acme Manufacturing Co.has asked you and BSCI to return for some additional work. BSCI has been contracted by Acme Manufacturing Co. to conduct a study to determine employee exposures to n

oise. In addition,
Acme Manufacturing Co. has requested that, while on site, you conduct a needs analysis to
determine the development of a new safety training program, exhibiting training and
management techniques. Explain your methodology and the steps i
n conducting this needs
analysis. After conducting a field assessment, prepare a written report for Bob Sanders (CSP) to
present to the Board of Directors. During your field investigation, you find the following field
observations:
Machine Shop #1
The
company has an on
–
site maintenance and repair facility. Inside Machine Shop #1, there are
five employees that operate a variety of machines, ranging from stationary and portable grinders,
drill presses, and metal shearers. Based on the information provided
in the following table,
determine the individual employee’s exposure: (DO NOT COMBINE NOISE LEVELS)
Location
Employee
Sample
#1
Sample
Time #1
Sample
#2
Sample
Time #2
Sample
#3
Sample
Time #3
Stationary
Grinding
Wheel
Robert
Jones
82 dBA
90 min
91 dBA
125 min
83 dBA
265 min
Drill Press #4
Clara
Tucker
89 dBA
135 min
79 dBA
249 min
81 dBA
96 min
Metal Shear
#2
Rick
Starnes
75 dBA
283 min
94 dBA
39 min
84 dBA
158 min
Metal Shear
#3
Jennie
Gump
83 dBA
114 min
73 dBA
239 min
95 dBA
127 min
Bench Press
#7
Bernie
Edwards
73 dBA
203 min
79 dBA
172 min
83 dBA
105 min
Carpentry Shop #2
Inside Carpentry Shop #2, there are six machines operating almost continuously, including table
saws, planers, exhaust systems, jointers, with 10 employees working in this area. To determine
whether this table should be designated as a hazardous noise envi
ronment, thus requiring