Toolbox talk - Hearing Conservation...OSHA’s Hearing Conservation Program is designed to protect...
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HearingConservation
Introduction:
Noiseinducedhearinglossisthemostcommonoccupationalhazardforworkersandis100%preventable.OSHA’sHearingConservationProgramisdesignedtoprotectworkerswithsignificantoccupationalnoiseexposuresfromhearingimpairment,andinvolvesnoiselevelmonitoringtoidentifyallnoiseatorabove85dBA.
Operatingmanysourcesofequipmentatworkincludingaforklift,acircularsaworworkingnearagenerator,requirestheemployeetoweartheappropriatehearingprotection,andparticipateinahearingconservationprogram.
DiscussionPoints:
• WhatisOccupationalNoiseExposure?
• IdentifyPotentialSourcesofNoiseExposure
• HowareNoiseLevelsMeasured?
• RequiredMonitoringandAudiograms
• HowtoPreventHearingLossatWork?
Discussion:
Monitoringmustbeperformedwhenthereisanincreaseinproductionorequipmentisaddedthatcouldincreasenoiselevel,andAudiogramsarerequiredeveryyeartoidentifyiftherehasbeenahearingloss.
NoisecontrolrequirestheuseofPersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE),whichincludesearplugsandearmuffs,andmustbeusedincompliancewithOSHA’sstandard29CFR1910.132andallotherapplicablehealthandsafetystandardsalongwithuserinstructions,warningsandlimitationsthataccompanythePPEusedwhileatwork.Ifyoudon’tprotectyourhearing,youwillloseit.
Asalways,besafeoutthere!
January28,2019