CI 2 CH 10 Flashcards
Hearing Conservation Program
Unit must prepare a written plan for the implementation of a
comprehensive ___
Hearing Conservation Program
HCP
HCPs must be implemented when personnel are occupationally
exposed to:
a. Continuous and intermittent noise (20 to 16,000 hertz (Hz)) that has an 8-hour
Time-Weighted Average (TWA) noise level of 85 decibels A-weighted (dB(A))
or greater.
b. Impulse/impact noise Sound Pressure Levels (SPLs) of 140 decibels peak dB(P)
or greater.
HCP must include the following:
Noise Measurements and Exposure Assessments.
Engineering Controls
Administrative Controls
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Access to Information
Record Keeping.
Noise Measurements and Exposure Assessments
Assess noise in all potentially hazardous noise work areas initially and
reassess when there is a change/modification in procedures and or equipment.
Noise measurements must be conducted by qualified personnel.
Engineering Controls
Reduction of noise at the source is in the best interest of
the Coast Guard and its personnel.
Administrative Controls
1) The cognizant medical facility must conduct periodic audiometric hearing
tests that allow regions or activities, as appropriate, to monitor the
effectiveness of the HCP.
2) Individuals exposed to hazardous noise, their supervisors, and people
providing hearing conservation services (i.e., training, monitoring, hearing
protection, etc.) must receive hearing conservation training.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
The use of personal hearing protective
devices to limit noise exposure should only be an interim protective measure
while implementing engineering controls. Where engineering controls are not
feasible, units must employ administrative controls and/or the use of hearing
protective devices.
Access to Information.
On request, Coast Guard units must provide:
(1) Personnel with copies of Coast Guard Directives issued on the HCP and the
latest approved Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
standard
2) Workers, former workers, and representatives designated in writing by the
individual employees with copies of all records about the audiometric testing
and noise exposure of a specific worker.
Noise exposure data must be kept for the duration of employment plus __ Years
30
Noise Hazard Signs and Labels. Units must label designated hazardous noise
areas and equipment that produce sound levels __ dB or greater, or ___ 140 dB SPL.
85, 140
All potentially hazardous noise areas must be clearly identified
by signs located at their
entrances or boundaries.
Equipment.
Each tool or piece of equipment producing noise levels greater
than 85 dB(A) must be conspicuously marked to alert personnel of the
potential hazard.
Sign Descriptions.
Any work area or equipment where the sound pressure level is 85 dB(A) or
above
Any work area or equipment where the sound pressure level is 140 dB(P) or
greater (impulse or impact) must be considered noise hazardous.
Areas or equipment where the sound pressure levels are __ dB(A) or greater,
but less than __ dB(A), must be labeled and must require the use of single
hearing protection (approved ear plugs or circumaural muffs)
85, 96
Dubble hearing Protection
165 dB or greater
