Hearing Conservation Certification Course

Purpose

This 2½-day (19.25 hour) meets CAOHC requirements to certify those who are going to be actively involved in hearing conservation, whether at a plant or healthcare facility, or consulting level. This course will present required hearing conservation topics as outlined below that will lead to CAOHC certification. Attendees will also be taught how to perform an audiometric hearing test and how to fit employees with hearing protection. Ample time allotments are provided for practice and counseling to assure registrants opportunity to develop proficiency.

Target Audience
Occupational health nurses, Occupational Physicians, Industrial Hygienists, Industrial Safety Specialists, and Human Resource personnel.
 
Measurable and Observable Learning Objectives
  • Apply and administer reliable and accurate pure tone hearing tests.
  • Summarize and articulate the results of audiometric test results to employees in a meaningful manner, and, if needed, initiate referrals for medical and/or audiological evaluation as needed.
  • Apply skills to perform periodic functional checks, calibration checks, and proper cleaning and maintaining of audiometric equipment.
  • Assess the condition of the external ear prior to initiating a hearing test and the fitting of appropriate hearing protection devices.
  • Apply knowledge and skills to assist the adequacy and appropriateness of hearing protection devices in relation to the noise exposure of employees.
  • Incorporate and produce education and training services to all noise-exposed employees as required by OSHA.
  • Interpret results of noise surveys in relation of the requirements of OSHA for a Hearing Conservation Program.
  • Provide meaningful information on hearing conservation matters to the hearing conservation or safety committee.
  • Integrate knowledge learned to comply with hearing conservation recordkeeping and documentation required under state and federal laws on behalf of the employer.

Course Outline (2 1/2 Day Course)
(Class ends around 12:00 on the 3rd day)
  • Hearing Conservation in Noise
  • Physics of Sound
  • Anatomy, Physiology, Diseases of the Ear & Otoscopic Screening
  • Principles of Noise Analysis & Noise Control
  • Federal and State Regulations Relating to Noise & Hearing Loss
  • The Audiometer & Test Environment • Audiometric Techniques
  • Supervised Audiometric Testing Practicum
  • Review of Audiometric Testing
  • Audiogram Review, Referral & Employee Follow-up
  • Hearing Protection Devices with Fitting Practicum
  • Recordkeeping
  • Program Evaluation
  • Role of the Occupational Hearing Conservationist
  • Additional Instruction/Practicum at the Discretion of Course Director
  • Hearing Conservation Review
  • Course Exam

Please plan on bringing a computer or tablet with internet access, pen(s), highlighter, and notepad; none of these items will be provided.

Upon completion and a passing score on the final examination, a Certificate of Completion will be issued to registrants. CAOHC certification fee is included in your registration free.

 

*** EXTREMELY IMPORTANT ***

There will be a certification and re-certification exam at the end of each course.  The Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC) is no longer using test booklets to conduct the exam.  Rather, CAOHC is now requiring that participants bring either a laptop/notebook (preferred) or a tablet to the course to take the exam online proctored by the Course Director.  The exam can only be taken using either Mozilla Firefox or Chrome browsers.  When you bring your device, you are strongly encouraged to establish a WiFi connection as soon as possible to ensure that you can take the exam without interruption.

Registration fees include course materials and CAOHC Certificates.

 

Nursing Contact Hours:

Nursing Contact Hours will be available at a later date

**Please bring your nursing license number**
Full attendance is required – no partial credit will be awarded.
It is the licensee’s responsibility to determine if the education programs they attend
meet the requirements of their professional licensure board. 

 

CAOHC Course Instructor: James J. Jerome, MA, CCC-A, Sr. Occupational Audiologist
 
Jim has been president and senior occupational audiologist for Indianapolis based Workplace Integra- Midwest since July 2002.  Prior to that, he worked as an occupational audiologist for a consulting industrial hygiene and safety firm for four years, a US Army audiologist for twenty-one years, and a school audiologist for five years.  As a military audiologist, Jim received the 1995 Military Audiology Association Founder’s Award for outstanding audiologist of the year.  He has held the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology (CCC-A) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) since 1975.  Within the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC), Jim has been a certified course director since 1985. Jim has been an active member of the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) since 1999.  He assisted the Scholarship Foundation by serving as coordinator for money-raising activities from 2005-2007.  Later, he served as Secretary on the Foundation from 2008-2010.  Jim served as Secretary/Treasurer on the NHCA Executive Council from 2006-2008.  He served as 2012 Program Chair for the association’s 37th and 40th Annual Conferences.  In 2016, Jim was elected President of NHCA.  After serving his term in office, he was subsequently elected President of the Scholarship Foundation in 2018. Jim holds an undergraduate degree in speech pathology from the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee (1971) and a master’s degree in audiology from Western Illinois University (1973).

 

Class time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration/Sign-in: 7:30 am
Contact Info: Heather Eaton - 515-276-4724 ext. 230

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Cancellation without penalty may be made up to three working days prior to the seminar date.  Cancellation after that date will be charged 50% of the fee.  You may avoid this charge by transferring your registration to another person.  Registrants who do not cancel are liable for the entire fee.  ALL REFUNDS WILL BE IN THE FORM OF A CREDIT VOUCHER.  This cancellation policy is standard with all Iowa-Illinois Safety Council sponsored programs.

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Location

IISC Office
1501 42nd St STE 100
West Des Moines , IA 50266

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