The Hearing Conservation Program
Again,
the purpose of a Hearing Conservation Program is to prevent
hearing loss from exposure to loud noise.
Your
department should have a Hearing Conservation Program if your noise exposure is equal to
or greater than 85 decibels, averaged over an 8 hour work day. This
can only be determined by measuring the noise level of machines that you were with or
near, or by attaching a device to you that measures your personal exposure to noise
throughout the day.
A
Hearing Conservation Program must include 4 basic parts:
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