Here’s a checklist developed by NIOSH to help you evaluate your hearing conservation program. Use it to benchmark your progress and identify where improvement is needed.
Training and Education
- Has hearing protection training been conducted at least once this year?
- Is the training delivered by a qualified instructor?
- Was the success of each training program evaluated?
- Is the content revised periodically?
- Are managers and supervisors directly involved?
- Are posters, regulations, handouts, and employee newsletters used as supplements?
- Are personal counseling sessions conducted for employees who have problems with hearing protection devices or who show hearing threshold shift?
Supervisor Involvement
- Have supervisors been provided with the knowledge required to supervise the use and care of hearing protectors by their employees?
- Do supervisors wear hearing protection in appropriate areas?
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- Have supervisors been counseled when employees resist wearing hearing protection or fail to show up for hearing tests?
- Are disciplinary actions for failing to wear hearing protect or show up for tests enforced?
Program Administration
- Have there been changes in workplace noise hazards? If so, have policies been modified to reflect those changes?
- Have there been changes in federal or state regulations? If so, have policies been modified to reflect those changes?
- Are copies of policies and guidelines regarding the hearing conservation program available to those who implement program elements?
- Are necessary materials and supplies ordered promptly?
- Do procurement personnel override requests for specific hearing protectors or other devices? If so, have corrective steps been taken?
- Is the performance of key personnel responsible for implementing and monitoring the hearing conservation program periodically evaluated? Are corrective actions taken as needed?
- Has the failure to hear warning shouts or alarms been linked to any accidents or injuries? If so, have remedial steps been taken?
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