30th Annual Occupational Safety and Health
Winter Institute
Industrial Noise
Management:
Measurement, Control and Hearing Protection
February 15-17, 2010
Tradewinds Island Grand
St. Pete Beach, Florida
TECH EXAM WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 at 11:30 AM.
PLEASE MAKE TRAVEL PLANS ACCORDINGLY.
Noise is still the "ubiquitous pollutant", and new manufacturing plants continue to be built with significant noise exposures for employees. Developments in noise monitoring, engineering control and hearing conservation have come a long way, and it is possible to run an effective, ongoing noise control program while protecting workers' hearing adequately. This course covers the aspects needed by the technician and manager to implement a successful noise program.
Students should bring a scientific calculator capable of handling logarithms to class. Math Review and Use of Scientific Calculator is suggested and will be presented at the Tradewinds Island Grand on Sunday, February 14, 2010 from 2:00 to 4:00.
Course Faculty
Robert Willson, CIH, Beta Associates, Pittsboro, NC
Objectives
The objective of this course is to provide each participant with the fundamental knowledge of noise, its effects on human hearing, noise measurement and control techniques and effective hearing conservation programs.
Content
Physics of sound, Math review; Anatomy of the human hearing mechanism; OSHA noise standard; Instrumentation and hands-on measurement labs; Effective hearing conservation programs; Selection of personal protective equipment; Noise control techniques; Recordkeeping; Pertinent noise calculations.
Agenda Topics
- Introduction and Course Overview
- Math Overview Related to Noise Problems
- Physics of Sound
- Physics of Sound
- OSHA Noise Standard and the Hearing Conservation Amendment
- 29CFR1910.95 & 1926.52
- AGCIH TLV for Noise
- ISO European Standards
- USDOD Standards
- NIOSH Proposed Noise Standard (1996)
- Anatomy of the Ear
- Human Response to Noise
- Noise Induced Hearing Loss
- Noise Instrumentation for Industrial Noise Monitoring
- Sound Level Meters
- Dosimeters
- Octave and One-third Octave Analyzers
- Calibrators
- Instrumentation Laboratory
- Hands on Experience in Use
- Measurement
- Calibration of Sound Level Meters
- Noise Dosimeters and Octave Band Analyzers
- Measurement Problems
- Classroom Exercises Involving Exposure Determination Using Sound Level Meters and Dosimeters
- The Role of Frequency Analyzers
- Feasibility of Engineering Controls
- Additional Measurement Problems, Classroom Exercises
- Recordkeeping for Defensible Data
- Sound Level Surveys
- Dosimeter and Sound Level Exposure Determinations
- Frequency Analysis of Hearing Conservation Purposes
- NIOSH Proposed Noise Standard (1966)
- Measurement Laboratory II
- Directed at Documenting Exposures
- Performing Frequency Analysis
- Performing Noise Control Experiments
- Measurement Laboratory II (Cont'd)
- Hearing Conservation Programs, Measurements and Recordkeeping
- Personal protective equipment, Functions Selection, Performance, Management of Program, Evaluation
- Feasibility of Engineering Controls
- Measurements made for Control Purposes
- Noise Control case Histories
Credit
1 Elective Tech Credit
2.0 ABIH (Category 4)
1.5 BCSP
CEUs requested
Additional Information
Attendees should bring a scientific calculator capable of handling logarithms. Course begins Monday, February 15 at 8:00 am and ends Wednesday, February 17 at 11:00 am.
Tuition and Registration
Please
review our Registration
Policies.
Tuition
for this course is $815/$915 after Jan. 29.
To
register online, go to the Winter Institute Registration Form.
You may also submit your registration via email;
please be sure to include the course title and
date.
For
further information on this course, contact the NC ERC
office at osherc@unc.edu,
or call us at 919-962-2101, toll free at 888-235-3320.
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