Hearing Conservation Training Requirements

According to the standards a hearing conservation program is required whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8 hour time weighted average sound level twa of 85 decibels measured on the a scale slow response or equivalently a dose.

Hearing conservation training requirements. It covers monitoring audiometric testing hearing protectors training and recordkeeping requirements. Hearing conservation for the hearing impaired worker. Information provided in the training program shall be updated to be consistent with changes in protective equipment and work processes. Employee training is one of the most important components of an occupational hearing conservation program hcp.

Osha safety and health information bulletin shib december 27 2005. From hearing impairment even if they are subject to such noise exposures over their entire working lifetimes. Failures or deficiencies in hearing conservation programs hearing loss prevention programs can often be traced to inadequacies in the training and education of noise exposed employees and those who conduct elements of the program. Covers monitoring audiometric testing hearing protectors training and recordkeeping requirements.

This instruction describes requirements for establishing a hearing conservation program hcp for all osha personnel covered by the agency s medical examination program instruction per 04 00 003. Hearing conservation programs require employers to measure noise levels provide free annual hearing exams and free hearing protection provide training and conduct evaluations of the adequacy of the hearing protectors in use unless changes to tools equipment and schedules are made so that they are less noisy and worker exposure to noise is. The training program shall be repeated annually for each employee included in the hearing conservation program. Even a well designed hcp can fall short of the goal of preventing noise induced hearing loss nihl if the employees don t know how excessive noise exposure can harm them or haven t learned the behaviors that are necessary to reduce their risk.

Manual 6260 51 99 2 navy medical department hearing conservation program procedures september 2008 n nmcphc technical manual 6290 91 2 rev b industrial hygiene. Focuses on how hearing conservation programs can address the needs of hearing impaired workers who are exposed to.