A Practical Guide to Effective Hearing Conservation Programs in the Workplace

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Physical Agents Effects Branch
• Description:
  This guide presented some of the important attributes of successful hearing conservation programs (HCPs) and ways to achieve more effective HCPs. The responsibilities of three groups of personnel were detailed, including those representing management, those who implement the HCPs, and the affected or noise exposed employees. The seven basic components of a HCP were discussed, including noise exposure monitoring, engineering and administrative controls, audiometric evaluation, use of hearing protection devices, education and motivation, record keeping and program evaluation. The responsibilities of management, the program implementor and the employee were each delineated. OSHA requirements were outlined. Checklists were provided in the appendices to assist in evaluating HCPs on a step by step basis. A list was provided of audiovisual materials and computer software concerned with occupational noise and hearing conservation. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ear Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety Sense Organs
• Keywords:
  Ear-protectors Hearing-loss Industrial-safety-programs NIOSH-Author Noise-induced-hearing-loss Occupational-safety-programs Personal-protective-equipment Worker-health
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB90120
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DBBS - Division of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-56
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00196224
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB91-152744
• Citation:
  Suter AH, Franks JR, eds. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 90-120, 1990 Sep; :1-56
• Editor(s):
  Suter, Alice H. ; Franks, John R.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1990
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c667b82ff895350b826608e424650359996a378521077ea2e58c614e8d03cff15ae359df4f0104741b22a60c743358f5742977e530a75b9b344c63e3fe88c4fd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/5431/cdc_5431_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.93 MB ]