OHN Prep: Hearing Conservation

6 Month Access $50.00

Seats

What you will learn:

Occupational hearing loss is a slow-motion occupational accident. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention notes that 22 million American workers are exposed on hazardous noise on the job. Hearing loss can create safety risks and impact on the quality of the life of the workers. This module will give occupational health nurses an understanding of noise induced hearing loss and hearing conservation programs so that they can protect the workers by championing and setting up hearing conservation programs. Other concepts covered in this course include OSHA standards, audiometric testing, and time and place for PPE for hearing protection. This course is also part of the OHN Prep Course Package.

After completing this course, learners will be able to:

Understand the effect of noise on hearing and purpose of audimetric testing
Recognize when the OSHA standard for hearing loss prevention program is needed
Compare the advantages and disadvantages of hearing protectors of various types
Define the components of a Hearing Loss prevention program.

Who will benefit:

Occupational Health Nurses
Health Care Field
Individuals working in loud environments

Certificate of Completion

1 CNE Credit

1 hour to complete

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This course was supported by the Grant or Cooperative Agreement Number, U19OH011227, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Links, the Center for Health, Work & Environment, or the Colorado School of Public Health.