Hearing Conservation: Overview of Regulations and Best Practices
This FREE webinar will discuss regulations that define employer responsibilities surrounding hearing conservation programs have structured company policies and practices for decades. Too, these regulations provide a starting place for employers who aim to prevent occupational noise-induced hearing loss. This webinar will provide an overview of regulatory requirements pertaining to hearing conservation programs as well as propose best practices supported by CAOHC, NHCA. NIOSH and other professional organizations. No CEUs will be awarded for participation in this webinar.
Learning Objectives:
- List three examples of best practice policies that are considered to be more protective than the OSHA regulatory requirements.
- Differentiate between a Standard Threshold Shift and a recordable hearing shift according to US OSHA federal requirements.
- Name two employer responsibilities that are required by federal regulations when the permissible exposure level is exceeded.
Presenter: Laurie Wells, Au.D.
3M Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Laurie.Wells@mmm.com
Course Details
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Instructors
Laurie Wells, AuD
Laurie Wells, Au.D., is a board certified audiologist and Lead Regulatory Affairs Specialist with 3M Personal Safety Division, where she works with hearing protection and hearing conservation program regulatory issues globally. Her responsibilities include supporting evidenced-based standards development and providing subject matter expertise related to hearing loss prevention. Before coming to 3M, Dr. Wells worked for a consulting firm, Associates In Acoustics, Inc. as Manager of Audiology. The experience of directly interacting with workers at their jobsites as well as consulting with corporate level health and safety professionals has allowed her to integrate real-world issues with policy making in an effort to better shape effective preventive practices. Dr. Wells served twelve years on the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC), representing the American Academy of Audiology. She held the offices of Vice Chair of Education, Chair, and Past Chair. She continues to be an active CAOHC Course Director and teaches internationally. She also served several years on the board of the National Hearing Conservation Association, including holding the offices of Secretary, Program Chair, President, and Past President. Currently, she is co-coordinator of the NORA Cross Sector for Hearing Loss Prevention and is on the expert committee for the Safe-in-Sound award.