Hearing Conservation Program 5-3-2

Question 1

CO Responsibilities

Answer 1

Establish effective HCP in command

Question 2

HCP Safety Officer Responsibilities

Answer 2

Liaison to the IH Department and Occ. Audiologist and to conduct noises measurments

Question 3

HCP Safety Officer Maintains Records of what?

Answer 3

• Noise hazardous area
• noise hazardous equipment
• Baseline and subsequent (IH Survey)

Question 4

HCP IH Officer Responsibilities

Answer 4

• Maintain proper calibration of noise level meter
• Annually, certify audiometric testing booths installed on ships

Question 5

HCP MDR Responsibilities

Answer 5

Conducts training for ALL HANDS during INDOC and annually on HCP

Question 6

HCP Program Requirements

Answer 6

• Noise Measurement and Exposure Assessment, taken as part of IH survey
• Labeling of noise hazardous areas
  A) NAVMED 6260/2 (Hazardous Warning Decal 8” x 10”). 1) To be posted outside of doors and hatches leading into hazardous noise area.
  2) Weather deck door will have hazard posted inside of that door/hatch.
  B) Navmed 6260/2A (Hazardous Noise Label 2” x 2”)
• Noise Abatement is a reduction of noise at the source must be explored before implementation
• Personal Hearing Protective Devices are needed in areas where noises levels are equal to 96dBA or greater than 165 dBP, double hearing pro is needed, label as hazardous noise
• Hearing Testing and Medical Surveillance
  a) Reference Hearing Test
  b) Monitoring Hearing Test
  c) Termination Hearing Test

Question 7

Noise Abatement Strategies

Answer 7

Engineering Controls
- Primary means of Protection, use noise barriers or dampening (acoustical enclosures)

Administrative Controls
- Secondary means of Protection
- Limiting times of exposure/enforcing safe stay time

Substitution of less noisy operations
Personal Hearing Protection Devices