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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).


Fall 2006 – Volume 18, Issue 3 (PDF file)
National Data on Hearing in Adults by Christa L. Themann, MA CCC-A, William J. Murphy, PhD, Howard J. Hoffman, MA and Mark R. Stephenson, PhD
Who/What are OHCs?
It's Time to Buy Quiet> by Robert D. Bruce, PE Bd.Cert.INCE
Recreational Shooting and Hearing Safety by Theresa Y. Schulz, PhD

Summer 2006 – Volume 18, Issue 2 (PDF file)
Has the OSHA Recordkeeping Rule Changed Hearing Loss Prevention Programs? By Laurie Wells, MS FAAA
OHC Corner - Age Correction of Audiograms, by Theresa Y. Schulz, PhD
The Search for Hearing Loss Prevention Practices in School Vocational Programs by Robert L. Folmer, PhD
Letter to the Editor (Re: Background Noise, Vol. 18, 2)

Winter/Spring 2006 · Volume 18, Issue 1 (PDF file)
Options in Defining Background Noise During Audiometric Testing by Elliott H. Berger, MS
OHC Corner - FAQ: Noise Measurements in the Workplace by Lee Hager
Purchasing Calibration Services by Deanna Meinke, MA FAAA

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.