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Monitoring and Protecting Hearing at Work
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By
Maryanne Maltby, B.A., M.Ed., MSc., EdD., FSHAA, RHAD, Independent audiological scientist and consultant. Principal Lecturer on the Amplivox courses in Industrial Audiometry, U.K.
Description
The EU Physical Agents Directive on Noise, which will be implemented into UK law in February 2006, will reduce noise action levels drastically.
Under the new regulations, many more industries, which have so far not been associated with high noise levels such as restaurants and
call centres, will have to assess the noise levels in their businesses and monitor their employees' hearing according to HSE guidelines.
This practical guide gives occupational health nurses everything they need to know about setting up and managing hearing conservation
programmes, as well as how to carry out the audiometric tests. The text fully covers the syllabus of BSA accredited courses for the certificate
of competence in Industrial Audiometry and includes practical examples, case studies, sample audiograms and questionnaires for setting
up case histories. As the BSA syllabus is based on the HSE's guidelines, the book will be a useful training manual and up-to-date reference
for Health and Safety professionals, Occupational Health professionals, and HSE inspectors.
Dr Maryanne Maltby is an Audiological Scientist
and Principal Lecturer on the Amplivox courses in Industrial Audiometry. She has previously taught Audiology and related subjects at
Manchester University (Course Leader) and at Oxford Brookes University. She is a committee member of the Hearing Aid Council and a member
of the British Society of Audiology. She also has wide consultancy experience in workplace training and advice on hearing conservation
issues, fitting hearing protection, management of hearing and tinnitus problems at work.
Audience
Students on courses in industrial audiometry and other occupational health courses. Occupational health professionals, nurses and physicians;
health and safety practitioners, HSE inspectors. Students on audiology courses.
Contents
Screening Audiometry:
Case History and Otoscopic Examination.
Audiometric Techniques for Industrial Screening.
The Audiogram
and its Categorisation.
Action and Referral:
Noise Induced Hearing Loss and the Role of the Physician.
Diagnostic Audiometry.
Rehabilitation and Compensation.
Organisation of the Audiometric Programme:
The Audiometer and the Test Environment.
Hearing Conservation.
Personal Hearing Protection.
Background Science:
Anatomy and Physiology of the Ear.
Common Causes
of Hearing Loss.
Glossary.
References.
Index.
Plus: Questionnaires, sample record sheets, and other useful templates for running hearing
conservation programmes.
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 224 pages, publication date: SEP-2005
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-6658-9
ISBN-10: 0-7506-6658-7
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN
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