Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation

 Awarded upon successful completion of this CAOHC-approved course  Recognized nationally as an important credential for occupational hearing testing  Ensures uniform standards of practice for your audiometric monitoring program  A CAOHC-certified student is an “COHC”  Recertification period is 5 years  Awarded upon successful completion of this CAOHC-approved course  Recognized nationally as an important credential for occupational hearing testing  Ensures uniform standards of practice for your audiometric monitoring program  A CAOHC-certified student is an “COHC”  Recertification period is 5 years

 Certification body for OHCs and Course Directors (CDs) 21,000 OHCs and 350 CDs Not a professional society Not a membership organization  Two representatives from each of 9 Component Professional Organizations CPO representatives are volunteers  CAOHC Office located in Milwaukee, WI   Certification body for OHCs and Course Directors (CDs) 21,000 OHCs and 350 CDs Not a professional society Not a membership organization  Two representatives from each of 9 Component Professional Organizations CPO representatives are volunteers  CAOHC Office located in Milwaukee, WI 

 American Academy of American Academy of Audiology  American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery  American Association of Occupational Health Nurses  American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine  American Industrial Hygiene Association  American Society of Safety Engineers  American Speech-Language Hearing Association  Institute of Noise Control Engineering  Military Audiology Association  American Academy of American Academy of Audiology  American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery  American Association of Occupational Health Nurses  American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine  American Industrial Hygiene Association  American Society of Safety Engineers  American Speech-Language Hearing Association  Institute of Noise Control Engineering  Military Audiology Association

 Sets standards and approves OHC courses  Conducts training for Course Directors (CDs)  Certifies OHCs and CDs  Markets approved courses to OHCs  Ensures compliance and quality of OHC courses  Conducts training courses for hearing conservation program Professional Supervisors of the Audiometric Monitoring Program (audiologists and physicians)  Monitors and comments on pending hearing conservation legislation  Sets standards and approves OHC courses  Conducts training for Course Directors (CDs)  Certifies OHCs and CDs  Markets approved courses to OHCs  Ensures compliance and quality of OHC courses  Conducts training courses for hearing conservation program Professional Supervisors of the Audiometric Monitoring Program (audiologists and physicians)  Monitors and comments on pending hearing conservation legislation

 Hearing Conservation Manual 5 th Edition  Hearing Conservation Manual 5 th Edition

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