Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC)

 
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Course Description:

Hearing protector fit testing (HPFT) is recommended by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). HPFT will enhance any hearing conservation programs (HCPs) by providing key training on proper use of hearing protection devices (HPDs), which are the last line of defense against noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL).

To view the first lesson at no charge, click on the image to the right

Course Objectives:

This course will provide instruction on:
• Hearing Protector Fit (HPFT) Basics and Challenges
• HPFT Benefits and Test Systems
• Fit Testing Sequences
• Test Results
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• Best Practice Recommendations
• Acronyms and References

Audience:

The Hearing Protector Fit Testing (HPFT) course is a beginning level, half-day course for anyone assigned to conduct HPFT in the workplace. There are no prerequisites, license, or membership requirements to take the training. Just a desire to learn. Participants purchase the course from our secure website and are automatically sent an email with login instructions to access to the course.

This course is intended for a variety of audiences including:
 
THOSE NEW TO OCCUPATIONAL HEARING CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT 
The course content is ideal those recently assigned occupational hearing conservation program related responsibilities. Attendees may be professionals in Human Resources (HR), Safety, Industrial Hygiene (IH), Nursing, Occupational Health, or other fields.
 
THOSE EXPERIENCED IN OCCUPATIONAL HEARING CONSERVATION 
Course content is also relevant for those already knowledgeable about occupational hearing conservation but have little experience with HPFT and want to implement a HPFT in their hearing conservation program as part of their continuous process improvement.

Timeline:

This course is offered On-Demand providing recorded lectures and quizzes that participants can complete at their own pace. The course will take about a half-day if done consecutively (about 4-hours in total). After first log-in, participants will have 60 days to complete everything before the course times out.

Cost: $350

Purchases are made from our secure website by credit card. Participants will automatically be sent two eamils: a receipt and and email providing instructions to login and access the course right away. Training includes a certificate of completion and digital badge after successfully passing the quiz.

Acknowledgements:

CAOHC would like to thank the following individuals for their assistance in creating this course:

Laurel Alstot, AuD
Lt Col John M. Foster, AuD, MPH, CCC-A, CPS/A
Saundra Harris, MS CIH CSP CIT STSC AINS ARM
Brian Hobbs, AuD
Ashleigh Labbe
Cindy Lemek, CAE, ICE-CCP, COHC
Kirsten Mcall, AuD CCC-A CPS/A
John A. Merkley, AuD CCC-A CPS/A
Benjamin Roberts, MPH PhD CIH
Matthew Wright, MPH CIH CSP


Notification on Use of AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI) was used to generate voice-over audio for some videos in this course. No AI was used to develop the content of the course. 

 

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