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CAOHC Occupational Hearing Conservation Technician Recertification

IA, IL, IN, KY, MO, OH, and WI COURSE LOCATIONS

See also our CAOHC Hearing Conservation Certification course

This 8-hour course is required every 5 years by the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC) for Occupational Hearing Conservationist to maintain hearing testing certification. This 8-hour refresher certification training is approved and instructors are certified by CAOHC. It is designed to provide updated information and answer questions that may have arisen over the past 5 years.

Topics include:

Review of anatomy, physiology and diseases of the ear
Review of sound measurement and noise exposure
Hearing testing using manual and automatic audiometers
Calibration of audiometer and requirements for test booths
Record keeping and OSHA 300 logging
Standard Threshold Shift (STS) identification and follow-up
Medical referral in hearing conservation program.
Hearing protection attenuation, fitting, dispensing and monitoring
Hearing conservation educational programs
OSHA occupational noise standard
Workers compensation
ADA accommodation

Materials Provided
A course manual with reference and working materials including many useful forms is provided. Practice audiometers and sample hearing protectors for fitting exercises are dispensed and made available to course participants.

There are regularly scheduled 20-hour Certification and 8-hour refresher courses scheduled through out the year. In addition, a number of courses are presented at different locations sponsored by or in conjunction with Nurse’s Associations.

IMPORTANT: Verify Qualification to Take This Refresher Course
Check the CAOHC Web site below to verify qualification to attend this refresher course, unless you already know your certification expiration date.  The refresher CAOHC course must be taken prior to your certification expiration date.  If you miss your certification date even by just one day, you will need to attend the initial course, or get a special exemption directly from CAOHC.
 
CAOHC Online Credential Verification: http://www.caohc.org/ohc/certified/

Course Length and Time
1 day (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. )