Table 1

Noise Dose Table

When determining the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) Noise Dose, use only the portion of the Table
including noise levels of 90 dBA and higher. When determining the Action Level (AL) Noise Dose, use the
entire table. Note that using a Sound Level Meter and this table to estimate noise dose should be considered an
approximation of actual noise dose. Add 2 dBA to SLM measurements to allow for calibration or sampling
errors.
Exposure Time in Hours
Noise
Level
80 dBA
81 dBA
82 dBA
83 dBA
84 dBA
85 dBA
86 dBA
87 dBA
88 dBA
89 dBA

0.25 0.50
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3

2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5

1
3
4
4
5
5
6
7
8
9
11

2
6
7
8
9
11
13
14
16
19
22

3
9
11
12
14
16
19
22
25
28
33

4
13
14
16
19
22
25
29
33
38
44

5
16
18
21
24
27
31
36
41
47
54

6
19
22
25
28
33
38
43
49
57
65

7
22
25
29
33
38
44
50
58
66
76

8
25
29
33
38
44
50
57
66
76
87

9
28
32
37
43
49
56
65
74
85
98

10

11

12

13

14

15

31
36
41
47
54
63
72
82
95
109

34
39
45
52
60
69
79
91
104
120

38
43
49
57
65
75
86
99
114
131

41
47
54
62
71
81
93
107
123
141

44
50
58
66
76
88
101
115
133
152

47
54
62
71
82
94
108
124
142
163

Only Sound Levels 90 dBA and higher are used for determining the PEL (All the values below.)
90 dBA
91 dBA
92 dBA
93 dBA
94 dBA
95 dBA
96 dBA
97 dBA
98 dBA
99 dBA
100 dBA
101 dBA
102 dBA
103 dBA
104 dBA
105 dBA
106 dBA
107 dBA
108 dBA
109 dBA
110 dBA
111 dBA
112 dBA
113 dBA
114 dBA
115 dBA

3
4
4
5
5
6
7
8
9
11
13
14
16
19
22
25
29
33
38
44
50
57
66
76
87
100

6
7
8
9
11
13
14
16
19
22
25
29
33
38
44
50
57
66
76
87
100
115
132
152
174
200

13
14
16
19
22
25
29
33
38
44
50
57
66
76
87
100
115
132
152
174
200
230
264
303
348
400

25
38
50
29
43
57
33
49
66
38
57
76
44
65
87
50
75 100
57
86 115
66
99 132
76 114 152
87 131 174
100 150 200
115 172 230
132 198 264
152 227 303
174 261 348
200 300 400
230 345 459
264 396 528
303 455 606
348 522 696
400 600 800
459 689 919
528 792 1056
606 909 1213
696 1045 1393
800 1200 1600

63
72
82
95
109
125
144
165
189
218
250
287
330
379
435
500
574
660
758
871
1000
1149
1320
1516
1741
2000

75
86
99
114
131
150
172
198
227
261
300
345
396
455
522
600
689
792
909
1045
1200
1378
1583
1819
2089
2400

88
101
115
133
152
175
201
231
265
305
350
402
462
531
609
700
804
924
1061
1219
1400
1608
1847
2122
2438
2800

100
115
132
152
174
200
230
264
303
348
400
459
528
606
696
800
919
1056
1213
1393
1600
1838
2111
2425
2786
3200

113
129
148
171
196
225
258
297
341
392
450
517
594
682
783
900
1034
1188
1364
1567
1800
2068
2375
2728
3134
3600

125
144
165
189
218
250
287
330
379
435
500
574
660
758
871
1000
1149
1320
1516
1741
2000
2297
2639
3031
3482
4000

138
158
181
208
239
275
316
363
417
479
550
632
726
834
958
1100
1264
1451
1667
1915
2200
2527
2903
3335
3830
4400

150
172
198
227
261
300
345
396
455
522
600
689
792
909
1045
1200
1378
1583
1819
2089
2400
2757
3167
3638
4179
4800

163
187
214
246
283
325
373
429
493
566
650
747
858
985
1132
1300
1493
1715
1970
2263
2600
2987
3431
3941
4527
5200

175
201
231
265
305
350
402
462
531
609
700
804
924
1061
1219
1400
1608
1847
2122
2438
2800
3216
3695
4244
4875
5600

188
215
247
284
326
375
431
495
568
653
750
862
990
1137
1306
1500
1723
1979
2274
2612
3000
3446
3959
4547
5223
6000