EHS Course Name: Introduction to Hearing Conservation
- Approximate Length: 30 minutes
- Attendance Requirements: All employees that are exposed to occupational noise at or above an 8-hour time weighted average of 85 decibels.
- Frequency: All employees that are exposed to occupational noise at or above an 8-hour time weighted average of 85 decibels. At least annually thereafter.
This session reviews the effects that noise potentially has on long-term hearing, the advantages and disadvantages of hearing protectors, the use of attenuation devices, and the purpose and functioning of Rensselaer’s audiometric testing program.
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