Industrial Quizzes Combined
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that ______ million American
workers are exposed to hazardous noise on the job - ANS-22
CAOHC stands for certified and accredited occupational hearing conservationist. -
ANS-FALSE
The OHC can be responsible for maintenance of the audiometer. - ANS-TRUE
The OHC can be responsible for the diagnosis of hearing loss. - ANS-FALSE
Any video instruction can be substituted in CAOHC professional training courses if the
video pertains to the subject being taught. - ANS-FALSE
Which organization does not send representatives to the CAOHC? - ANS-American
Medical Association
OHCs can interpret audiograms. - ANS-FALSE
An OHC can perform complete audiological evaluations including speech testing and
bone conduction. - ANS-FALSE
The OHC must have a professional supervisor (PS) who must be a licensed or certified
audiologist, an otolaryngologist, or other physician (MD or DO). - ANS-TRUE
Which of the following activities is not a responsibility of an OHC? - ANS-education,
training and counseling of OHC students
As hearing loss worsens, the individual tends to withdraw from social situations. This
leads to poorer communication that is less satisfying increasing loneliness and isolation.
- ANS-TRUE
What percentage of NIHL occurs in the manufacturing sector? - ANS-80%
Noise induced hearing loss can usually be reversed by medical treatment. -
ANS-FALSE
, A sudden loud noise from gunfire or metal stamping is called
_______________________. - ANS-Impulse Noise
TTS hearing losses are ________________________. - ANS-Temporary
Which of these substances are not toxic to the ear? - ANS-Vitamin C
Ringing or noises in the ear is called ______________________. - ANS-Tinnitus
When an individual experiences a very loud event, such as an explosion, that causes an
immediate, permanent hearing loss, it is called a(n)
________________________________. - ANS-Acoustic Trauma
Management and workers are concerned that NIHL can cause safety issues on the job
such as difficulty understanding speech or inability to hear warning signals. -
ANS-TRUE
The OHCs responsibility in the HCP is to identify TTS and intervene so that the TTS
does not become a PTS. - ANS-TRUE
The most important step in establishing a hearing conservation program is to get the
____________________ to cooperate. - ANS-management team
Engineering noise control is very important to the early development of a hearing
conservation program because it is the most satisfactory solution to excessive noise in
the workplace and makes workers more inclined to participate in the HCP because
everything has been done to reduce noise at its source. - ANS-TRUE
Which instrument is not used for noise measurement in a hearing conservation
program? - ANS-Piston Phone
____________________________________ attempts to provide noise control by
reducing noise at its source (i.e. redesigning manufacturing process to make it quieter
or using sound barriers or sound absorbing materials to reduce machinery noise). -
ANS-Engineering Controls
______________________________________ includes reducing noise by rotating
employees to quiet work areas to limit their exposure to excessive noise. -
ANS-Administrative Controls
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