Preventing occupational hearing loss : a practical guide

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• Personal Author:
  Franks, John R. ; Merry, Carol J. ; Stephenson, Mark R.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Physical Agents Effects Branch
• Description:
  This guide presented some of the important attributes which successful hearing loss prevention programs have incorporated. The items were presented as they affect three different levels of those responsible for program implementation: management
  
  those who implement the hearing loss prevention programs
  
  and those affected by exposure to noise or ototoxic chemicals. The report identified seven components of a successful system: noise exposure monitoring, engineering and administrative controls, audiometric evaluation, use of hearing protection devices, education and motivation, record keeping, and program evaluation. The hearing loss prevention program audit was discussed as an additional component. The audit should be performed prior to any program being started so that a zero point is established. For measuring the success of the program, two basic approaches were considered. The first assessed the completeness and quality of the components of the program using checklists, and the second evaluated the audiometric data using results of audiometric tests for both individuals and for groups of employees exposed to hearing hazards.
  
  NIOSHTIC No 00234327
  
  
• Content Notes:
  edited by John R. Franks, Mark R. Stephenson, and Carol J. Merry.
  
  Shipping list no.: 98-0042-P.
  
  Includes bibliographical references.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Guidance ; Handbooks
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  print ; xiii, 92 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00234327
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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