This Workplace Noise and Hearing Loss for Ontario Workplaces online training course explores noise. Learn about: noise and its effect on hearing: how noise is measured and what exposure limits are in place; hazard identification, assessment, and control methods; methods for monitoring noise exposure and testing workers' hearing; Hearing Protective Devices (HPDs); hearing conservation education and training requirements; and Hearing Conservation Program recordkeeping requirements.

Course Learning Objectives

By taking this online Workplace Noise and Hearing Loss for Ontario Workplaces course, the user will learn:

• What noise is and how it affects your hearing
• How noise is measured and what exposure limits are in place
• The requirements for and elements of a Hearing Conservation Program
• About hazard identification, assessment and control methods
• Methods for monitoring noise exposure and testing workers' hearing
• To recognize and assess Hearing Protective Devices (HPDs)
• The hearing conservation education and training requirements
• The hearing conservation program recordkeeping requirements

Course Outline

This online Workplace Noise and Hearing Loss for Ontario Workplaces course is made up of the following sections:

1. About Noise and Hearing  
2. Noise Measurement and Exposure Limits
3. Developing a Hearing Conservation Program  
4. Hazard Identification
5. Control Methods     
6. Exposure Monitoring
7. Audiometric Testing
8. Hearing Protectors  
9. Training         
10. Recordkeeping       

Course Audience

This Workplace Noise and Hearing Loss for Ontario Workplaces online training course was for managers, supervisors, and employees in workplaces with high noise levels in Ontario.

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