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Consent for CAOHC Courses to be Held in Greenville, South Carolina

(April 21, 2009) - The Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC) has approved the courses and instructors are also certified. 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 course of 8 hours duration 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 May 13-15, 2009
3 Days: Days 1 and 2 (8:00 am to 5:00 pm)
Day 3 (8:00 am to 12:00 Noon) Course price: $525.00

Recertification course which is held on the second day in conjunction with the Certification course attendees is on May 14, 2009: 1 Day (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m) Course price: $325.00

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