Hearing conservation program

Question 1

What is the role of the Safety Officer in the hearing conservation program?

Answer 1

Serve as liaison to the Industrial Hygiene (IH) Department Occupational audiologist to conduct noise measurement and exposure analyst

Question 2

What records does the Safety Officer must maintain ?

Answer 2

Noise hazardous areas
Noise hazardous equipment
Baseline and subsequent IH surveys
Ensure the program is evaluated at least annually

Question 3

What are the roles of the industrial hygiene officer

Answer 3

maintain and ensure proper calibration of sound level meter

Annually Certify audiometric testing booths installed on board ships

Question 4

Who is always responsible for training on the command?

Answer 4

The division officer

Question 5

Who is always responsible for training on the command?

Answer 5

The division officer

Question 6

Who conducts training for all hands during INDOC and annually thereafter on HCP ?

Answer 6

The medical department representative

Question 7

Name 3 of the HCP topics cover during the INDOC or annual training conducted by the medical department representative

Answer 7

Effects of hazardous noise
Proper use and maintenance of HPD
Necessity for hearing testing
Designated noise hazardous areas and equipment
mandatory requirement to wear assigned hearing protection
Off duty hearing hazards
effects of hearing lost and career longevity

Question 8

HCP requirements

Answer 8

Noise measurement and exposure assessment

Labeling noise hazardous areas and equipment with approved label

Question 9

What are the two decal’s HCP form numbers, size and use for ?

Answer 9

NAVMED 6260/2 8X10 posted outside hatches however in the inside of weather deck hatches
NAVMED 6260/2A 2X2 to label small equipment or tools

Question 10

What is noise abetment ?

Answer 10

Reduction of noise at the source must be explored first before implementing other methods of hearing loss prevention

Question 11

When does the noise abatement should be conducted ?

Answer 11

During ship or equipment design, construction and testing

Question 12

What are the DBAs limits and the use of proper equipment in those parameters ?

Answer 12

84 DBA and below no hearing protection required
85-95 single hearing protection
96 and above double hearing protection required

Question 13

how long does records of noise measurements should be kept ?

Answer 13

for 50 years

Question 14

What is STS?

Answer 14

Significant threshold shift

Question 15

What is the average change in heading threshold to a current reference audiogram ?

Answer 15

10 DB or more than 2000, 3000 and 4000 Hz in either ear

Question 16

What is noise free audiogram ?

Answer 16

The physicals exclusion period from noise is referred to as auditory test

Question 17

What are the noise abatement strategies ?

Answer 17

Engineering controls
Administrative controls
Substitution
personnel protective

Question 18

Non disposable hearing protectors require sizing and fitting by whom and how?

Answer 18

Conducted by medically trained personnel
Well lighted visual inspection of the ear canal
Each ear canal will be size separately

Question 19

What process must you follow after a positive STS?

Answer 19

notify CoC, retest after 14 hours of zero noise, still positive? conduct a screening and retest if no findings, still positive send member to audiologist

Question 20

Which are the the hearing protection devices ?

Answer 20

ear plugs
disposable 
single, double and triple  flange 
Straightaway muffs
Circumaural Muff