Byrne mining hearing loss prevention workshop june 2122, 2005. Hearing conservation hearing conservation is a major issue in the construction industry and in roofing operations, as well. Hearing conservation manual, fourth edition audiology. The last printing of the hearing conservation manual 5th edition is the culmination of an enormous team effort. This instruction is cleared for public release and is available electronically only via department of the navy issuances web site. Council for accreditation in occupational hearing conservation 555 e. Practice of occupational medicine hearing conservation manual.
Hearing conservation manual, 4th ed alice suter, phd on. Drills, saws, gasolinepowered equipment such as gravel sweepers, roof cutters, planers, rock. Navy medical department hearing conservation program procedures september 15, 2008 navy and marine corps public health center bureau of medicine and surgery navy and marine corps public health center technical manual nmcphc tm 6260. This publication summarizes the required component of oshas hearing conservation program for general industry. Program procedures, september 2008 n nmcphc technical manual 6290912, rev b, industrial hygiene. Forms mandated in this instruction manual are listed in chapter a1, paragraph 9. The updated manual plus study guide are excellent resources for anyone involved in occupational hearing conservation. It will come as no great surprise to readers of the noise manual that exces sive exposure to noise causes hearing loss. Hearing protection o employees need to ensure that they are in compliance with the sites hearing conservation program. A wide variety of roofing equipment is capable of producing levels of noise that may be harmful. The purpose of this program is to protect personnel from hearing loss caused by. Hearing conservation occupational safety and health. Its new fourth edition, written by alice suter and edited by elliott berger, is a complete rewrite of its. Suter, alice, hearing conservation manual, caohc, pg.
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