by A. Brooke Gordon, AuD, CCC-A, FAAA | Feb 28, 2019 | Contract Nursing, Hearing Conservation, Noise Monitoring, Occupational Health Training, Online Data Management, Wellness Programs |
Can you hear me now? The World Health Organization (WHO) is going to make sure that you HEAR all about it. Puns aside, on World Hearing Day 2019, the WHO is releasing an app that will allow you to check your hearing from the comfort of your own home. The app* will...
by A. Gregg Moore, CCC-A | Nov 17, 2015 | Hearing Conservation, Hearing Conservation Training, Noise Monitoring |
A Pennsylvania company recently learned of the expensive cost associated with failing to meet OSHA’s hearing conservation requirements. On August 14, 2015, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined a pallet repair and rental company a whopping...
by A. Gregg Moore, CCC-A | Aug 5, 2015 | Hearing Conservation, Noise Monitoring |
This is Part II in our two part series entitled “Noise and Hearing Loss Increase Risk of Occupational Injury.” In Part I of this 2 part blog series, we discussed two well-designed studies published in 2015, in which direct correlations were found between...
by A. Gregg Moore, CCC-A | Jul 28, 2015 | Hearing Conservation, Noise Monitoring |
A recent article in the newsletter of the American College of Surgeons examined the relationship between noise levels in the Operating Room and patient outcomes. Three studies conducted between 2011 and 2014 point to adverse patient outcomes when significant noise is...
by Phillip C. Fincher, CIH, CSP | Sep 30, 2014 | Hearing Conservation, Noise Monitoring |
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has recently released a database of noise measurements performed in industries across the United States. This data includes full-shift personal noise dosimetry as well as area sampling. EHS...
by A. Gregg Moore, CCC-A | Aug 26, 2014 | Hearing Conservation, Noise Monitoring, OSHA Recordkeeping |
What is OSHA’s Criteria for Hearing Loss Recording? To record a hearing loss on the OSHA 300 Log, the following three criteria must be met: 1. Standard Threshold Shift (STS) which is an average change ≥ 10 dB at 2000, 3000 and 4000Hz compared to the baseline. 2. ...
