Edited by Thomas L. Hutchison and Theresa Y. Schulz
The recently published fifth edition of CAOHC's Hearing Conservation Manual is the most complete and current information on occupational hearing conservation.
New to the Fifth Edition:
•Full color text
•Four additional chapters
•Comprehensive glossary of terms
•Five additional appendix documents
Table of Contents
- Occupational Hearing Conservation Team
- The Effects of Noise and the Conservation of Hearing
- The Hearing Conservation Program
- Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Ear
- Causes and Management of Hearing Disorders
- Introduction to Sound
- Standards and Regulations
- Noise Measurement and Control
- Planning the Audiometric Monitoring Program
- Understanding Audiograms
- The Audiometric Monitoring Program
- The "Problem Audiogram," the Occupational Hearing Conservationist and the Professional Supervisor
- Hearing Protection Devices
- Use and Care of Hearing Protection Devices
- Training and Motivation
- Recordkeeping and Program Evaluation
Glossary Appendices and Index - OHC Scope of Practice
- PS Scope of Practice
- OSHA Noise Regulation, 29 CFR 1910.95, Occupational Noise Exposure, Hearing Conservation Amendment; Final Rule, Effective March 8, 1983
- List of OSHA Interpretation and Compliance Letters
- OSHA Regulation Checklist
- MSHA Noise Regulation, 30 CFR Part 62, Occupational Noise Exposure, Effective Sept 13, 2000
- MSHA Regulation-Compliance Checklist
- FRA Noise Regulation, 49 CFR 227 and 229, FRA Final Rule on Occupational Noise Exposures for Railroad Operating Workers, Effective Feb 26, 2007
- FRA Regulation-Compliance Checklist
- NIOSH Hearing Conservation Checklist
- ANSI S3.21-2004 (ANSI, 2009) American National Standard Method for Manual Pure-Tone Threshold Audiometry
- ANSI-ASA S12.6-2008 Methods for Measuring the Real-Ear Attenuation of Hearing Protectors
- ANSI S12.13 TR-2002(R2010)American National Standard Technical Report Evaluating the Effectiveness of Hearing Conservation Programs through Audiometric Data Base Analysis
- Hearing Loss Statutes in the US and Canada
- Guidelines for Baseline Revision, published by the National Hearing Conservation Association
- OSHA/NIOSH/NHCA Alliance Document (Best Practice Bulletin): Hearing Protection-Emerging Trends: Individual Fit Testing
- Fix-a-Fit
- Inquiring Ears Want to Know
- Sample Daily Calibration Log DD2217
- Sample Functional Listening Check Log
- Engineering Noise Control (Three part Update series)
- Websites
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