| Document ID (ISN) | 32663 |
| CIS number |
80-62 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
Occupational Health Australia and New Zealand |
| Year |
1979 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Parker B.J., Clark P.D., Hamilton D.J., Harben E.F. |
| Title |
Fifteen years' experience with hearing conservation programmes. |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 1979, Vol.1, No.2, p.13-23. Illus. |
| Abstract |
The South Australia Department of Public Health began these programmes for industry in the 1960s, and 2 early programmes of on-site periodic audiometric and medical assessments are described. Further developments included a symposium in 1968, which created considerable interest in industrial hearing problems, and training in audiometry for nurses employed in industry. Inclusion of hearing loss as a scheduled disease in 1971 led to a decline in industry's interest in the programmes; regulations in 1975 requiring employers to reduce noise exposure to workers created a new demand. The programmes are described: noise level survey; consultation on engineering noise control; worker protection measures (advice on hearing protectors, educational sessions with discussion, hearing loss assessments at 6-month intervals); recording and reporting; details of the computer programme. the present policy is to perform only screening (and no pre-employment) audiometry. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
health programmes; audiometric tests; hearing conservation; noise |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
hearing protection; compensation of occupational diseases; Australia; hearing loss; noise control; information of personnel; legislation; noise level measurement; medical supervision; periodic medical examinations; health service records |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Noise, hearing and vibration
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Noise
Workplace health promotion
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