The Ultimate Hearing Conservation Program

(20 min.)Hearing loss is easy to ignore: there's no pain, pressure, or bleeding as hearing loss from noise exposure occurs. It happens gradually and is easily ignored until it's too late. There's an estimated 33 million people in the U.S. with hearing loss enough to affect their daily activities. Occupation-related noise exposure accounts for 11 million cases of hearing loss. Another 36 to 37 million people suffer from tinnitus, which is a chronic ringing in the ears.

Topics included in this safety video are: how we hear, how do I know if I have a hearing loss, causes of hearing loss, types of hearing losses, work-related hearing loss, hearing conservation program including noise monitoring, hearing protection devices (HPDS) - earplugs- expandable foam and pre-molded, earmuffs, canal caps, miscellaneous devices, audiometric testing, employee training, recordkeeping, devices or treatment, avoiding recreational risks, prevention, protect your ears in the workplace, and have your hearing tested.

Program comes with a CD-ROM of written materials, including test questions and answers. English title also includes PowerPoint presentation.