NIOSH Hearing Loss Simulator: Instruction and Training Guide

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• Alternative Title:
  Hearing loss simulator : instruction and training guide
• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Personal Author:
  Randolph, Robert F. ; Reinke, Dana C. ; Unger, Richard L.
• Description:
  The NIOSH Hearing Loss Simulator is a software training and communication tool for promoting hearing loss prevention. It allows a user or trainer to demonstrate the effects of noise exposure on hearing without experiencing an actual noise-induced hearing loss. Estimates of the effects of different levels of noise exposure are based on the American National Standard Determination of Occupational Noise Exposure and Estimation of Noise-Induced Hearing Impairment, otherwise known as ANSI S3.44. This standard specifies the predicted hearing loss for noise-exposed populations of individuals based on risk factors that include gender, age, sound levels (in A-weighted decibels or dBA), and years of exposure. Algorithms specified in the standard were derived from empirical studies of populations that had no exposure to loud noise and other populations that had experienced various levels and durations of noise exposure. This manual explains the major objectives that can be addressed with the simulator and training scenarios that can be applied to real-life, real worker scenarios. The majority of this guide explains the simulator's functions in detail. Simulator users are encouraged to read this manual while learning how to run the software. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  Robert F. Randolph, Dana C. Reinke, Richard L. Unger, NIOSH, Pittsburgh Research Laboratory.
  
  Includes bibliographical references.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Acoustic Stimulation Audiometry Computer Software Deafness, Noise Induced Education Hearing Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Physiological Effect Prevention Safety Software Staff Development

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• Keywords:
  Computer-software; Education; Training; Noise; Hearing-conservation; Hearing-loss; Noise-induced-hearing-loss
• Source:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2008-119, 2008 Mar; :1-9
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Teaching Materials
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRL - Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  12 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20033424
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2008-109016
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/6976/cdc_6976_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.92 MB ]