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Research indicates that workplaces with proper hearing
conservation programs have higher levels of worker productivity and lower
incidence of absenteeism. The following are links to information that can help employers develop and implement a
hearing conservation program.
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Hearing Conservation. OSHA Publication 3074, (2002), 160 KB
PDF,
32 pages. Summarizes the required component of OSHA's hearing conservation program for general industry.
Covers
monitoring, audiometric testing, hearing protectors, training, and recordkeeping requirements.
- Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Safety and Health Topic.
Includes links to
information on hearing loss prevention and workplace solutions.
- Preventing
Occupational Hearing Loss – A Practical Guide. US Department of Health and
Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 96-110, (1996, October). Provides guidance in
non-technical terms regarding the eight key components of an effective
hearing loss prevention program.
- Bibliography on Hearing Protection, Hearing Conservation, and Aural Care, Hygiene and Physiology
1831-2004. Elliott Berger, Aearo Company, (2004, July 28), 1 MB PDF,
97 pages.
- The Ardent Hearing Conservationalist. Elliott
Berger, Aearo Company, (2001, June
1), 67 KB PDF,
18 pages. Provides a review of 139 articles on motivating employees to
participate in hearing conservation programs.
- Suter, Alice.
Hearing Conservation Manual.
4th ed. Ed. E. Berger. Milwaukee, WI: Council for Accreditation in
Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC), 2000. Contains invaluable information and
significant revisions including how to set-up and maintain a hearing conservation program, how the hearing
conservation team works to prevent hearing loss, updated and expanded regulatory information from OSHA and the Mine Safety
and Health Administration (MSHA), and more.
- DOD
Hearing Conservation Program. Department of Defense (DOD) Instruction No. 6055.12, (1996, April 22). Includes exposure limits and requirements for monitoring, control methods,
hearing conservation programs, and more.
- For additional information on safety and health programs, see OSHA's
Safety and Health Programs Safety and Health Topics Page.
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