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751 Hearing Conservation Program Management
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Introduction

OSHA's hearing conservation program is designed to protect workers with significant occupational noise exposures from hearing impairment even if they are subject to such noise exposures over their entire working lifetimes.

This course summarizes the required components of OSHA's hearing conservation program for general industry. It covers monitoring, audiometric testing, hearing protectors, training, and recordkeeping requirements. Note: Modules 7-9 are optional.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, you should be able to:
ID Objective
TO 1.0 Achieve a minimum score of 70% on the final course assessment.
LO 1.1.1 Contrast "noise," and "sound," and describe how the ear works.
LO 1.2.1 Describe noise hazards, methods of measurement, and monitoring.
LO 1.3.1 Describe how to eliminate or reduce noise hazards and exposure using the "Hierarchy of Controls."
LO 1.4.1 Describe the components and benefits of a Hearing Conservation Program (HCP).
LO 1.5.1 Describe the benefits of a Hearing Conservation Program (HCP).
LO 1.6.1 Define HCP audiometric testing, noise monitoring, and audit requirements.

Key: Terminal Objective (TO), Learning Objective (LO)