Workplace Integra is holding a Certification and Re-Certification course in Nashville, TN. We still have some room for you, so sign up today!

CAOHC Courses are approved and instructors are certified by the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC). The 20-hour initial certification training is referenced in both OSHA and MSHA noise standards. It is designed to train personnel conducting hearing testing; implementing or supervising hearing conservation programs

The 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. The 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 in both classes 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.

Course Length, Time & Cost, Certification course: Held November 9-11, 3 Days: Days 1 and 2 (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM)
Day 3 (8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon) Course price: $565.00

Recertification course which is held on the second day in conjunction with the Certification course attendees is on November 10: 1 Day (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM) Course price: $365.00

Mention Workplace INTEGRA when booking a room at the Hyatt Place Nashville/Opryland on Rudy’s Circle in Nashville for a special rate.

Call 888 WPI 0001 with questions or to register. You may also register on-line and pay by credit card at www.workplaceintegra.com

Blog source: http://osha.gov/

OSHA will host an informal stakeholder meeting to solicit comments and suggestions on occupational hearing loss prevention.  The purpose of OSHA’s public meeting is to provide a forum and gather information from protective equipment and feasible engineering controls.  OSHA is holding this meeting as part of its commitment to work with stakeholders on approaches for preventing occupational hearing loss.  The meeting will take place Nov. 3 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Department of Labor headquarters in Washington, D.C.  Parties interested in attending must register online, by phone or by fax by the Oct. 27 deadline.  See the Federal Register notice for more information on the meeting and visit OSHA’s Occupational Noise Exposure Web page for background on health effects of noise exposure, warning signs of hearing loss and examples of workplace engineering controls.

OSHA reopened the rulemaking record to extend the comment period on revising the recordkeeping and reporting requirements for work-related injuries and illnesses. OSHA is extending the comment period in response to a stakeholder request. Individuals interested in submitting comments must do so by Oct. 28.

Under the revised proposal, employers would be required to report to OSHA any work-related fatalities and all in-patient hospitalizations within eight hours, and work-related amputations within 24 hours. OSHA currently requires employers to report to OSHA, within eight hours, all work-related fatalities and in-patient hospitalizations of three or more employees. OSHA is also proposing to update the list of partially exempt industries from the requirements to maintain work-related injury or illness logs. These industries received partial exemption because of their relatively low injury and illness rates. See the Federal Register notice for details on how to submit comments.

This conference is FREE & is being held OCTOBER 5th from 8-4 at the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center, 1921 W. Lee Street, Greensboro, NC.

A FREE lunch will be served!

Here is the agenda:

• 2011 Conference Agenda

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