Personal Protective Equipment - Hearing Protection: Exposure and Controls
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This course explores the management of sound and noise in the workplace, emphasizing the importance of understanding and controlling noise exposure. Participants will learn about administrative and engineering controls to mitigate noise levels, with a focus on company policies and physical modifications to equipment. The course aims to empower employees to recognize and address noise-related issues in their workplaces for a safer and healthier environment. Participants will grasp the concept of administrative controls, recognizing their role in noise reduction through adjustments to work schedules, break areas, and exposure duration, fostering a proactive approach to noise management. Participants will gain insights into engineering controls, learning how modifications to equipment, materials, and work processes can effectively reduce noise levels. The objective is to enable employees to contribute to the identification and implementation of engineering solutions in their workplaces. Participants will learn the importance of conducting noise walkthroughs in their workplaces, identifying noisy areas and potential improvements. The course aims to equip participants with the skills to review equipment maintenance, consider material and process substitutions, and collaborate with supervisors for effective noise control strategies.
Course Objectives:
Grasp the concept of administrative controls, recognizing their role in noise reduction through adjustments to work schedules, break areas, and exposure duration, fostering a proactive approach to noise management.;Gain insights into engineering controls, learning how modifications to equipment, materials, and work processes can effectively reduce noise levels. The objective is to enable employees to contribute to the identification and implementation of engineering solutions in their workplaces.;Describe the importance of conducting noise walkthroughs in their workplaces, identifying noisy areas and potential improvements. The course aims to equip participants with the skills to review equipment maintenance, consider material and process substitutions, and collaborate with supervisors for effective noise control strategies.;;
Duration: 9 min.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 or higher, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, iPad iOS, Mac OS 10, Apple Safari 8, Android Google Chrome. Works on Mobile, Tablet or Computer.
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Personal Protective Equipment - Hearing Protection: Exposure and Controls
This course explores the management of sound and noise in the workplace, emphasizing the importance of understanding and controlling noise exposure. Participants will learn about administrative and engineering controls to mitigate noise levels, with a focus on company policies and physical modifications to equipment. The course aims to empower employees to recognize and address noise-related issues in their workplaces for a safer and healthier environment. Participants will grasp the concept of administrative controls, recognizing their role in noise reduction through adjustments to work schedules, break areas, and exposure duration, fostering a proactive approach to noise management. Participants will gain insights into engineering controls, learning how modifications to equipment, materials, and work processes can effectively reduce noise levels. The objective is to enable employees to contribute to the identification and implementation of engineering solutions in their workplaces. Participants will learn the importance of conducting noise walkthroughs in their workplaces, identifying noisy areas and potential improvements. The course aims to equip participants with the skills to review equipment maintenance, consider material and process substitutions, and collaborate with supervisors for effective noise control strategies.
Course Objectives:
Grasp the concept of administrative controls, recognizing their role in noise reduction through adjustments to work schedules, break areas, and exposure duration, fostering a proactive approach to noise management.;Gain insights into engineering controls, learning how modifications to equipment, materials, and work processes can effectively reduce noise levels. The objective is to enable employees to contribute to the identification and implementation of engineering solutions in their workplaces.;Describe the importance of conducting noise walkthroughs in their workplaces, identifying noisy areas and potential improvements. The course aims to equip participants with the skills to review equipment maintenance, consider material and process substitutions, and collaborate with supervisors for effective noise control strategies.;;
Duration: 9 min.