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Hearing Conservation for Noise-Exposed Workers
For general industry workers exposed to noise at or above the action level: what puts you in a hearing conservation program, how to choose, fit and wear hearing protectors, and what your hearing tests mean.
This certificate records completion of awareness training based on OSHA 29 CFR 1910.95. It is not an OSHA card or license, and it does not by itself meet the training requirements of 29 CFR 1910.95(k). If you are exposed to noise at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, your employer must still train you, repeat that training annually, and inform you of the effects of noise on hearing; the purpose of hearing protectors, the advantages, disadvantages and attenuation of various types, and instructions on selection, fitting, use and care; and the purpose of audiometric testing and an explanation of the test procedures.
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What you will learn
- Recognize when noise puts you in a hearing conservation program, and what you are told and shown
- Choose, fit, wear and care for your hearing protectors
- Prepare for your hearing tests and understand what a standard threshold shift means for you
Course outline
- When noise puts you in the program: The action level: 85 decibels
- Hearing protectors: When you must wear them; Fit, attenuation and care
- Your hearing tests: Baseline and annual audiograms; Standard threshold shift: what happens next
- On the job
Course facts
- Who it is for: Worker, Noise-exposed employee
- Time: about 20 minutes, on your phone or computer
- Final quiz pass mark: 80%, with a certificate employers can verify
- Based on OSHA 29 CFR 1910.95 (general industry occupational noise exposure)
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