ROCKVILLE, MD — In a letter dated October 30, the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) has urged the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) not to change its existing occupational noise exposure standard for construction. MCAA believes that the agency would better achieve its goal of reducing construction hearing loss cases by providing employers with training materials to better educate their workers about hearing loss.
MCAA provided the following comments on OSHA's advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) regarding the possible change: