Internal Hearing Conservation Safety Audit

• Site conducted

  Sebree

  Hawesville

  Mount Holly

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

1.0 Training Program (Safety / Training Department)

• Does the site have a training program which covers the effects of noise on hearing, the purposes of protectors (advantages and disadvantages), the purposes of testing and the explanation of procedures? 1910.95(k)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the site have a new hire training for hearing conservation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• The site training includes the use and care or all hearing protectors provided to employees? 1910.95(i)(4)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• During initial fitting, the employees are supervised to ensure correct use of all hearing protectors? 1910.95(i)(5)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

2.0 Hearing conservation program (General / Medical)

• The site has a hearing conservation program if exposures for employees are over 85 decibels?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• The hearing conservation program includes procedures for monitoring? 1910.95(d)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• The program identifies when monitoring should be completed? This includes a change in production, process, equipment or controls to the extent that additional employees may be exposures above the action limit or attenuation may be inadequate for the expsoures.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• The program identifies that employees will be notified if their exposures are at or above the 8 hour TWA of 85 decibles?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• The site has an adiometric testing program which includes: no cost to the employees, audiometric tests performed by a licensed or certified physician, audiologist or technician certified by CAOHC? 1910.95 g3

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• The site has an established baseline program that must be completed within an employees first 6 months of being exposed at or above the action limit? 1910.95g5

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Conservation program has a procedure for annual audiograms to be completed at least annually after the baseline? 1910.96 g6

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Program identifies annual audiogram retesting procedure for employees who suffer from standard threshold shifts? This includes a retest within 30 days, shall be informed in writing within 21 days, retraining and fitting for hearing protectors and referred for a clinical evaluation. 1910 g8

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• The program identifies procedures for audiometer calibration? 1910.95h5 Equipment checked before each day's use, shall be checked acoustically anually and deviations greater than 15 db require exhaustive claibration at least every 2 years. Testing frequencies below 500Hz and above 6000Hz are omitted.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Program identifies when hearing protectors must be worn? 1910.95 (i)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

3.0 Condition Observation (Visual Inspection)

• Has the site posted a copy of the hearing conservation standard in the workplace? 1910.95 (I)(1)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Instruments to are used to measure noise exposure are calibrated to ensure measurement accuracy? 1910.95d2ii

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there hearing protection obtainable in locations under the hearing conservation program?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• has the audiometric measurement machine been calibrated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are their signs identifying hearing conservation locations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Employees in hearing protection locations are wearing their hearing protection?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Employees can demonstrate how to properly don an ear plug?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

4.0 Employee Knowledge (Employee Questions)

• Do employees know if they are located in the hearing conservation program?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do employees know when they must where hearing protection?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do employes know where to obtain hearing protection?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can employees tell you controls in there areas to protect them from noise exposure?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can employes describe how to take care of their hearing protection?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

5.0 Documentation and Retention (Engineering / Maintenance / Safety)

• The site maintains an accurate record of all employee exposure assessments? 1910.95 (m)(1)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Audio metrics testing includes : Name, job classification, date of audiogram, examiner, date of last acoustic or exhaustive calibration of audiometer and the employees mose recent noise exposure assessment. 1910.95(M)(2)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• The employees retains measurement records for two years. 1910.95m3i

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Audiometric test records are retained for the duration of the affected employees employment. 1910.95m3ii

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• The site has performed audiometric monitoring in locations where it is likely that employees would be oer 85 decibles?

  Yes

  No

  N/A