ASSE A10.46-2007

The ANSI/ASSE A10.46-2007 standard is one of a series of standards that focus on construction and demolition operations. It was approved by ANSI on March 5, 2007. The standard is intended to help employers prevent occupational hearing loss among construction and demolition workers and applies to all construction and demolition workers with potential noise exposures (continuous, intermittent and impulse) of 85 decibels, A-weighted (dBA) and above. The A-scale weighting discriminates against very low frequencies, as does the human ear, and is therefore more appropriate for determining worker exposure to noise.