Occupational Hearing Conservation
Author: Thomas W.
Rimmer, ScD, CIH Copyright information
This module offers a brief overview of the elements of a hearing
conservation program conducted according to the requirements of OSHA
(Occupational Safety and Health Administration). It would be suitable for use
in a training course in occupational health, safety or nursing and also
possibly in a graduate or undergraduate course in environmental science,
occupational health, industrial or environmental engineering, or audiology. The
presentations are highly compressed and therefore suitable for use with an
Internet-based course management system such as Blackboard or WebCT and may be
used with either a high-speed or dial-up connection.
After you finish the lectures you may want to take a
15-question, multiple choice quiz.
Lectures:
1. Noise Exposure Monitoring
(17 min.)
2. Hearing Protection (24 min.)
3. Audiometric Testing (23
min.)
4. Worker Training and
Program Audits (15 min.)
Printable slide package for all four lectures (pdf)
Instructions
for lecture viewing
Further information:
·
OSHA Hearing
Conservation Booklet
·
National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention
·
National Hearing
Conservation Association
·
American
Industrial Hygiene Association Quick Tips on Noise
·
Council for Accreditation in
Occupational Hearing Conservation Newsletter contents