OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS (OHL) SURVEILLANCE

Related Resources

Data

• NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Program Noise Measurement Database
  Includes noise measurement results collected during NIOSH health hazard evaluation (HHE) surveys from 1996 through 2012.

Documents

• NIOSH Practical Guide for Preventing Occupational Hearing Loss
• OSHA/NIOSH Safety and Health Information Bulletin: Preventing Hearing Loss Caused by Chemical (Ototoxicity) and Noise Exposureexternal icon
• American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Guidance Statement on Occupational Noise-Induced Hearing Lossexternal icon
• American Academy of Audiology Position Statement on Preventing Noise-Induced Occupational Hearing Lossexternal icon
• NIOSH Criteria For a Recommended Standard: Occupational Noise Exposure
• American Industrial Hygiene Association Noise Manual, 5th Editionexternal icon
• Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation, Hearing Conservation Manual, 5th Editionexternal icon

Web sites

• NIOSH Workplace Safety and Health Topic: Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention
  Includes information related to noise and OHL prevention for all industry sectors.
• OSHA Safety and Health Topic: Occupational Noise Exposureexternal icon
  Includes information on occupational noise, OHL prevention, current regulations and components of a hearing conservation program.
• NIOSH Workplace and Safety Topic: Reproductive Health and the Workplace: Noise
  Includes information on how workplace noise can affect pregnancy and developing babies.
• NIOSH Office of Mine Safety and Health Research Topic: Hearing Loss Prevention Overview
  Includes information related to OHL prevention in the Mining industry sector.
• National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA)external icon
  A private organization of audiologists, industrial hygienists, engineers, and others with a mission to prevent hearing loss due to environmental factors such as noise.
• Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC)external icon
  A council comprised of representatives from health organizations with an objective to prevent OHL by providing education and guidance on the successful implementation of an occupational hearing conservation program.
• NIOSH Hearing Protector Device Compendium
  A database containing information on commercial hearing protector device features to aid in selection of protectors for specific situations.
• NIOSH Hearing Loss Prevention Cross-Sector Research Program Description
  Includes the cross-sector program description, strategic goals and outputs.
• North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)external icon
  The standard system used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments related to the U.S. business economy.