TABLE OF CONTENTS

I.    FOREWORD

II.   EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

III.  ACKNOWLEDGMENT

IV.  INTRODUCTION

V.   VALUE OF A GOOD HEARING LOSS PREVENTION PROGRAM

i.    Employer Benefits

ii.   Employee Benefits

VI.   POLICY NEEDS

VII.  HEARING LOSS PREVENTION PROGRAM AUDIT

VIII. MONITORING HEARING HAZARDS

i.   Management Responsibilities

ii.   Program Implementor Responsibilities

iii.  Employee Responsibilities

          iv.  OSHA Requirements

IX   ENGINEERING AND ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS

i.   Management Responsibilities

ii.   Program Implementor Responsibilities

iii.  Employee Responsibilities

iv.  OSHA Requirements

X.    AUDIOMETRIC EVALUATION

i.    Management Responsibilities

ii.   Program Implementor Responsibilities

iii.  Sample Audiometric and Identification Information(NOTE:Will open in new window)

iv.  Employee Responsibilities

v.  OSHA Requirements

XI.   PERSONAL HEARING PROTECTION DEVICES

i.    Management Responsibilities

ii.   Program Implementor Responsibilities

iii.  Employee Responsibilities

iv.  OSHA Requirements

XII.  EDUCATION AND MOTIVATION

i.    Management Responsibilities

ii.    Program Implementor Responsibilities

iii.   Employee Responsibilities

iv.   Rewards and Punishments

v.   OSHA Requirements

XIII. RECORD KEEPING

i.     Management Responsibilities

ii.    Program Implementor Responsibilities

iii.   Employee Responsibilities

iv.   OSHA Requirements

XIV. PROGRAM EVALUATION

i.    Management Responsibilities

ii.    Program Implementor Responsibilities

iii.   Employee Responsibilities

XV.  EMERGING TRENDS AND TECHNOLOGIES

i.     Record Keeping and Audiometric Monitoring

ii     A Holistic Approach to Hearing Loss Prevention: Looking at Factors Other Than Noise

                        Task-Based Exposure Assessment

iii.    New Directions in Theories About Self-Protective Behavior

iv.    Use of Survey Tools to Evaluate Hearing Loss Prevention Program Effectiveness

XVI.   APPENDIX A--OSHA NOISE STANDARD COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST

XVII.  APPENDIX B--PROGRAM EVALUATION CHECKLIST

XVIII. APPENDIX C--AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS

XIX.   APPENDIX D--SUGGESTED READING

XX.    APPENDIX E--RESOURCES

XXI.   APPENDIX F--TERMS COMMON TO HEARING LOSS PREVENTION

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DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 96-110
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