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UPDATE

Spring 2010, Volume 22, Issue 1
Preventing Hog Ears: A task-based noise analysis at a swine confinement by Chandran Achutan, PhD
Hearing Loss Data for 2008 Shows Little Change by Lee D. Hager, CAOHC Council Chair
NIOSH and NHCA present 2010 Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Awards

Fall 2009, Volume 21, Issue 3
What Farmers Can Teach Us About Hearing Protector Use by Marjorie McCullagh, PhD, RN, PHCNS-BC, COHN-S
Cerumen Management by Paul J. Brownson, MD, FACOEM, FAAFP
EPA Proposes Changes to NRR for Hearing Protectors by Lee D. Hager, CAOHC Council Representative, AIHA

Summer 2009, Volume 21, Issue 2
Does Hearing Conservation Work? by Christine Harrison, MSc, Aud(C)
Noise, Hearing Protector Use, and Hearing Loss in American Workers by SangWoo Tak, ScD, MPH
First Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Awards™ Presented by Pamela S. Graydon, MS and Thais C. Morata, PhD
Best Practices in Promoting the Use of Hearing Protection by Madeleine J. Kerr, PhD, RN

For the most recent three (3) issues, selected articles are posted on this page.

All other prior UPDATE issues listed below are posted as PDFs (where available).


Winter 1998-1999 · Volume 9, Issue 4 (PDF file)
A New ANSI Standard for Measuring Hearing Protection by E.H.Berger, MS
Acoustical Considerations for Effective Emergency Alarm Systems in an Industrial Setting  (Part II) by David C. Byrne, MS CCC-A & Dennis P. Driscoll, PE
Changes Coming: NIOSH Releases Criteria Document by Lee Hager
Importance of Worker’s Compensation Guide by Ray Gamble, MS

Fall 1998 · Volume 9, Issue 3 (PDF file)
Quiet Please! We're Trying to Work Here! by Richard W. Danielson, PhD CCC-A
Acoustical Considerations for Effective Emergency Alarm Systems in an Industrial Setting (Part I) by David C. Byrne, MS CCC-A & Dennis P. Driscoll, PE
When the Damage is Done by Adrienne Burke
OHC Corner – Occupational Hearing Conservation in Review by Barbara Panhorst-Lassiter, EdD RN COHN-S
Upper Limits On Noise In The Workplace by Stephen I. Roth, PE

Summer 1998 · Volume 9, Issue 2 (PDF file)
Developing a Curriculum for Supervising Professionals of Hearing Conservation Programs by Alex F. Sanchez, Jr., MD
OHC Corner – The Survey/What We’ve Learned by Barbara Panhorst-Lassiter, EdD RN COHN-S
Noise & Hearing Conservation References for Good Practice by Elliott H. Berger, MS INCE, Brd.Cert.

Spring 1998 · Volume 9, Issue 1 (PDF file)
The History of Hearing Conservation by Heather S. Blecher, BS
Complying with OSHA Hearing Conservation Amendment CFR 1910.95 - Practical Guide #4
OHC Corner – A Quick Checklist for Monitoring Your OHC Program by Barbara Panhorst-Lassiter, EdD RN COHN-S
The Evolution of CAOHC - Happy 25th Anniversary to CAOHC

The UPDATE newsletter is published three times yearly. It is provided to Certified OHCs and Course Directors as a benefit of their certification. UPDATE is available online in its entirety to the extent possible, except that only selected articles are posted from the most recent three (3) issues. Annual subscriptions are available for $20.00. Please contact CAOHC.

Permission is granted to print and copy the articles on this web site. However, permission to reprint articles in other publications or websites must be obtained by contacting the CAOHC office. © 2008.

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Opinions expressed in the UPDATE are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect official CAOHC policy.