Hearing Conservation Training Requirements

Osha safety and health information bulletin shib december 27 2005.

Hearing conservation training requirements.

Even a well designed hcp can fall short of the goal of preventing noise induced hearing loss nihl if the employees don t know how excessive noise exposure can harm them or haven t learned the behaviors that are necessary to reduce their risk. Employee training is one of the most important components of an occupational hearing conservation program hcp. It covers monitoring audiometric testing hearing protectors training and recordkeeping requirements. According to the standards a hearing conservation program is required whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8 hour time weighted average sound level twa of 85 decibels measured on the a scale slow response or equivalently a dose.

The components of this hcp include noise monitoring audiometric testing hearing protection training and recordkeeping. Information provided in the training program shall be updated to be consistent with changes in protective equipment and work processes. Manual 6260 51 99 2 navy medical department hearing conservation program procedures september 2008 n nmcphc technical manual 6290 91 2 rev b industrial hygiene. When a hearing conservation program is required there is no quick answer to this question.

Failures or deficiencies in hearing conservation programs hearing loss prevention programs can often be traced to inadequacies in the training and education of noise exposed employees and those who conduct elements of the program. This instruction describes requirements for establishing a hearing conservation program hcp for all osha personnel covered by the agency s medical examination program instruction per 04 00 003. Hearing conservation for the hearing impaired worker. Focuses on how hearing conservation programs can address the needs of hearing impaired workers who are exposed to.

This publication summarizes the required component of osha s hearing conservation program for general industry. The training program shall be repeated annually for each employee included in the hearing conservation program.