Occupational audiometry : monitoring and protecting hearing at work / Maryanne Maltby.
Material type: TextPublication details: Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005.Description: [viii], 240 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780750666589 (pbk.) :
- 9780750666589
- 617.8052 MAL
- 617.8052 22
- RF293.5
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Formerly CIP. Uk
Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-235) and index.
PART 1: NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS:- 1. Noise induced hearing loss--2. Noise in the workplace--3. Hearing conservation--4. Personal hearing protection--5. Organisation of an audiometric health surveillance programme--6. Auditing and record keeping--PART II: OCCUPATIONAL AUDIOMETRY:- 7. Case history and otoscopic examination--8. Audiometric techniques for occupational health monitoring--9. The audiogram and its categorisation--PART III: ACTION AND REFERRAL:- 10. Causes of hearing loss and the role of the physician--11. Diagnostic audiometry--12. Rehabilitation and compensation--PART IV: BACKGROUND SCIENCE:- 13. Basic anatomy and physiology of the ear--14. Basic acoustics.
This practical guide gives occupational health professionals responsible for hearing conservation programmes in businesses, everything they need to know about setting up and managing the programme, as well as how to carry out the measuring of hearing.