Institute of Occupational Health (IOH)

For a healthy and safe work culture in Nepal

Hearing loss prevention programme

Duration: 2 days

Objective

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

Implement a hearing loss prevention programme efficiently and comply with all the legal requirements

Acquire sufficient knowledge to become trainers in Hearing Loss Prevention Programme

Target Group

Safety Managers

Safety and Health managers

Human Resource and Administration Managers

Occupational Health Doctors/ Nurses

Topics

Factories and Machinery

Noise Exposure Regulations

Anatomy and physiology of ear and human speech

Screening audiometry procedures, Audiogram and interpretation

Hearing loss and Standard Threshold Shift (STS)

Interpretation of Noise Surveys and Personal Dosimetry

Hearing Protectors

Noise Control Hearing Programme Management