FAA68000253: (68000253) HEARING CONSERVATION - OCCUPATIONAL HEARING CONVERSATIONIST (OHC) (5 YR, 8 HR REFRESHER)
| FAA68000253 | Cancelled | ||
| (68000253) HEARING CONSERVATION - OCCUPATIONAL HEARING CONVERSATIONIST (OHC) (5 YR, 8 HR REFRESHER) | |||
| COURSE | 2012-05-31 | ||
| This course number is to be used to document the training conducted by a recognized Course Director (CD) (either contractor or internal government) certified by Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation's (CAOHC) for Hearing Conservation - Occupational Hearing Conservationist (OHC) (Five Year 8 Hour Refresher). At a minimum this training is to prepare students to be eligible for certification through the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC), students will gain background knowledge as well as a basic and fundamental understanding of the following: Responsibilities and limitations of an OHC, including the need for supervision by an audiologist or physician (referred to as the Professional Supervisor for the audiometric monitoring portion of the hearing conservation program). Responsibilities of other members of the OHC Program Team, with particular attention to the professional supervisor Basic anatomy and physiology as they relate to hearing evaluation Types and causes of hearing loss Parameters of sound as they relate to hearing conservation Hearing Conservation Regulations Types of audiometric instrumentation Performance check and calibration of audiometric instrumentation: 1)Biological 2)Electroacoustic (in concept) Care and troubleshooting of instrumentation Pure-tone threshold testing and otoscopic screening techniques Appropriate feedback to employees concerning test results and criteria for employee referral Basic concepts and principles of noise measurement and control Personal hearing protection devices: 1)Types and selection 2)Fitting, as well as training employees to fit and use 3)Monitoring Employee hearing conservation education, training, and motivation Basics concepts and principles of hearing conservation program evaluation Recordkeeping | |||
| AJW-23 | AJW-23 | ||
| ILT | 8.0 | ||
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