Thursday, June 17, 2010
Did you know?
Lower levels of noise exposure may actually be riskier than higher levels. Exposures below 95 dBA may be annoying, but don’t seem loud enough for hearing protection – though cumulative exposure can lead to hearing loss. Noise levels above 100 dBA, however, are uncomfortable and the discomfort serves as a reminder to wear hearing protection.
Monday, June 14, 2010
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Since 1971, Industrial Hearing Service, Inc. has provided mobile hearing testing services to customers involved in manufacturing, construction, wood products and government service. We service Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, and Montana. We are a full service operation offering immediate employee notification, counseling and training.Dr. Rodney Atack is recognized as a national leader in the prevention of hearing loss in the workplace. He was a principal architect of the US Army's and Department of Defense's hearing conservation program. He has served as consultant to the Surgeon General for Audiology and Hearing Conservation.Dr. Atack was elected to the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation, where he participated for ten years serving as chair for two of those years. He is active in a number of professional associations and continues to teach certification courses, provide training, and consultative services in hearing conservation.Our Service Technicians are CAOHC certified. They have a unique workday due to the different work shifts of our clients. They are all interested in providing the highest level of service. With the expertise of our resident Audiologist our understanding of the importance of consistent customer satisfaction, our staff is able to deliver a high standard of knowledge and performance.Industrial Hearing Service office personnel handle our client contacts with friendly efficiency. Our staff is happy to assist with any question you may have about your Hearing Conservation Program. Whether the question is in regards to regulations, interpreting your report, setting up a hearing conservation program, etc., you will receive an informed response.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
International Noise Awareness Day
Once each year we recognize International Noise Awareness Day, this is designed to promote awareness of the dangers of long-term exposure to noise. Last year on April 28 businesses discussed with their employee's hidden danger to our hearing in our everyday lifes . We are often unaware of just how loud the things we encounter each day are. Consider the decibel levels of these common noise sources:Washing machine: 50 to 75 dBANormal conversation: 60 dBAVacuum cleaner: 60 to 85 dBAFreeway traffic: 70 dBAGarbage disposal: 80 to 95 dBACar horn: 110 dBASqueaky toy held close to ear: 110 dBA
Industrial Hearing Service cares about your employee’s occupational and non-occupational hearing health.
Friday, May 28, 2010
About Industrial Hearing Service
Since 1971, Industrial Hearing Service, Inc. has provided mobile hearing testing services to customers involved in manufacturing, construction, wood products and government service. We service Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, and Montana. We are a full service operation offering immediate employee notification, counseling and training.
Dr. Rodney Atack is recognized as a national leader in the prevention of hearing loss in the workplace. He was a principal architect of the US Army's and Department of Defense's hearing conservation program. He has served as consultant to the Surgeon General for Audiology and Hearing Conservation.
Dr. Atack was elected to the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation, where he participated for ten years serving as chair for two of those years. He is active in a number of professional associations and continues to teach certification courses, provide training, and consultative services in hearing conservation.
Our Service Technicians are CAOHC certified. They have a unique workday due to the different work shifts of our clients. They are all interested in providing the highest level of service. With the expertise of our resident Audiologist our understanding of the importance of consistent customer satisfaction, our staff is able to deliver a high standard of knowledge and performance.
Industrial Hearing Service office personnel handle our client contacts with friendly efficiency. Our staff is happy to assist with any question you may have about your Hearing Conservation Program. Whether the question is in regards to regulations, interpreting your report, setting up a hearing conservation program, etc., you will receive an informed response.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
What are the physics of sound?
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The Soundry - An exciting, interative, and educatinoal website about sound. Covering everything from the most basic concepts of what sound actually is to the specifics of how humans perceive it. The Soundry aims to promote enthusiasm and knowledge of sound. We hope you have fun exploring our site and come away with new understanding and insights about sound: library.thinkquest.org
Fourier Synthesis - Hands-on synthesis of complex tones. Add lots of pure tones together and hear the complex tone that emerges: phy.ntnu.edu.tw/.../sound.html
HyperPhysics - Extensive links for sound measurement and physics of sound. Select "Sound and Hearing" link: hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu
Kettering University - Some really well done demonstrations of the physics of sound developed by Dan Russell: kettering.edu For example, the following link shows animations of transverse and longitudinal waves: kettering.edu
FrontierNet - This site involves a makeshift piano that you can play songs on and view what kind of different waveforms playing various notes can make: frontiernet.net
Glenbrook South High School - An explanation of a longitudinal wave, a good physics resource for high school students: glenbrook.k12.il.us
Find Sounds on the web - You can find all sorts of sounds and then analyze their physical characteristics with a program like CoolEdit: findsounds.com
Acoustics and You - A website on possible chareers that include acoustics: asa.aip.org
The Physics Classroom - Includes information on the nature of sound, including animations of longitudinal sound waves as well as teh physics of musical sounds: physicsclassroom.com
Who is Industrial Hearing Service
Learn More About Mobile Hearing Testing
Since 1971, Industrial Hearing Service, Inc. has provided mobile hearing testing services to customers involved in manufacturing, construction, wood products and government service. We service Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, and Montana. We are a full service operation offering immediate employee notification, counseling and training.
Dr. Rodney Atack is recognized as a national leader in the prevention of hearing loss in the workplace. He was a principal architect of the US Army's and Department of Defense's hearing conservation program. He has served as consultant to the Surgeon General for Audiology and Hearing Conservation.
Dr. Atack was elected to the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation, where he participated for ten years serving as chair for two of those years. He is active in a number of professional associations and continues to teach certification courses, provide training, and consultative services in hearing conservation.
Our Service Technicians are CAOHC certified. They have a unique workday due to the different work shifts of our clients. They are all interested in providing the highest level of service. With the expertise of our resident Audiologist our understanding of the importance of consistent customer satisfaction, our staff is able to deliver a high standard of knowledge and performance.
Industrial Hearing Service office personnel handle our client contacts with friendly efficiency. Our staff is happy to assist with any question you may have about your Hearing Conservation Program. Whether the question is in regards to regulations, interpreting your report, setting up a hearing conservation program, etc., you will receive an informed response.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Where is Industrial Hearing Servicecs?
We serve customers for audiometric testing, mobile hearing testing, industrial hearing testing in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Western Montana and Northern California. We are available for testing across the Western US in Portland, Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, Boise, Sacramento, Redding, Salem, and other areas, large and small, in these states.
Schedule Mobile Hearing Testing to meet OSHA audiometric testing and reporting requirements now!
Friday, May 7, 2010
Do I need a Hearing Conservation Program?
If you have asked yourself this question, the answer is probably yes! There are a couple ways you can test for yourself whether a hearing conservation program (HCP) is required in your facility.
Do workers in your facility have to raise their voice to be heard by a listener about 3 feet away?
Do workers in your facility ever report ringing in their ears after they leave work?
Does the radio in your car seem quieter when you leave work - like someone turned it down during the day? Or conversely, does your radio seem too loud when you get in the car in the morning?
These are all indications of exposure to sound levels about 85 dBA, the level at which OSHA requires an “effective, on-going hearing conservation program.”
Workers must be enrolled in a Hearing Conservation Program (HCP), at no cost to them, when:
their noise exposure is 85 dBA* (action level) or greater averaged over an 8-hour workday (TWA)
the maximum sound level is 115 dBA* or greater
peak (impact) noise levels are 140 dBA* or greater
The allowable exposure for longer shifts may be lower, and can be calculated from Table G16a in the Hearing Conservation Amendment
Repeat noise monitoring when production conditions change (new equipment or changes in production that affect noise levels) or when additional employees may be at risk of exposure at or above the action level. Workers must be provided with the results of monitoring studies, and must be able to observe monitoring if they desire.
Audiometric Hearing Testing
TEST HEARING - Part of the HCP is an annual assessment of hearing called audiogram. Each worker in the HCP must get an original audiogram, called a baseline, within six months of starting work in an HCP area to determine how well he/she hears before they are exposed to noise by this employer.
The worker muse be noise-free for 14 hours prior to getting the baseline test to make sure the test is an accurate assessment of his/her hearing. The audiogram is then repeated yearly, with the most recent test results compared to the baseline to check for changes.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
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Since 1971, Industrial Hearing Service, Inc. has provided mobile hearing testing services to customers involved in manufacturing, construction, wood products and government service. We service Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, and Montana. We are a full service operation offering immediate employee notification, counseling and training.
Dr. Rodney Atack is recognized as a national leader in the prevention of hearing loss in the workplace. He was a principal architect of the US Army's and Department of Defense's hearing conservation program. He has served as consultant to the Surgeon General for Audiology and Hearing Conservation.
Dr. Atack was elected to the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation, where he participated for ten years serving as chair for two of those years. He is active in a number of professional associations and continues to teach certification courses, provide training, and consultative services in hearing conservation.
Our Service Technicians are CAOHC certified. They have a unique workday due to the different work shifts of our clients. They are all interested in providing the highest level of service. With the expertise of our resident Audiologist our understanding of the importance of consistent customer satisfaction, our staff is able to deliver a high standard of knowledge and performance.
Industrial Hearing Service office personnel handle our client contacts with friendly efficiency. Our staff is happy to assist with any question you may have about your Hearing Conservation Program. Whether the question is in regards to regulations, interpreting your report, setting up a hearing conservation program, etc., you will receive an informed response.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
International Noise Awareness Day
International Noise Awareness Day, designed to promote awareness of the dangers of long-term exposure to noise is April 28. We are often unaware of just how loud the things we encounter each day are. Consider the decibel levels of these common noise sources:
Washing machine: 50 to 75 dBA
Normal conversation: 60 dBA
Vacuum cleaner: 60 to 85 dBA
Freeway traffic: 70 dBA
Garbage disposal: 80 to 95 dBA
Car horn: 110 dBA
Squeaky toy held close to ear: 110 dBA
Industrial Hearing Service cares about your employee’s occupational and non-occupational hearing health.
Your Hearing: Use It, Don't Loose It
Most of us take hearing for granted. When we go home after work and when we get up in the morning, we expect to hear. Human hearing is amazingly sensitive. Our ears can distinguish 400,000 different sounds and can detect sounds so quiet they cause the eardrum to vibrate less than 1/80 millionth of an inch. But that remarkable sensitivity doesn't have a lifetime guarantee.
To maintain your hearing, you have to care for it. Noise is as much a part of our lives as the air we breathe. We're exposed to noise at work, at home, and at play. Yet our ability to hear well offers few clues when we put it at risk.
Noise-induced hearing loss is the term for hearing damaged by exposure to excessive noise. The damage to hearing caused by too much noise may not be apparent for years.
Hearing loss can't be cured, but it can be prevented. Industrial Hearing Service has been committed for 40 years in helping companies strive for excellence in preventing debilitating hearing among employees.
Call us today for information on how we can assist your business with your Hearing Conservation efforts.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Industrial Hearing Services
International Noise Awareness Day, designed to promote awareness of the dangers of long-term exposure to noise is April 28. We are often unaware of just how loud the things we encounter each day are. Consider the decibel levels of these common noise sources:
Washing machine: 50 to 75 dBA
Normal conversation: 60 dBA
Vacuum cleaner: 60 to 85 dBA
Freeway traffic: 70 dBA
Garbage disposal: 80 to 95 dBA
Car horn: 110 dBA
Squeaky toy held close to ear: 110 dBA
Hearing loss can't be cured, but it can be prevented. Industrial Hearing Service has been committed for 40 years in helping companies strive for excellence in preventing debilitating hearing among employees.
Industrial Hearing Service cares about your employees occupational and non-occupational hearing health.
Visit our website http://www.indhearing.com/
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