PPT-PHYSICS OF SOUND HEARING CONSERVATION

PROGRAM 1 28 Jan 2013 Learning Objectives Explain the parameters of sound and how they are measured Apply the parameters of sound to the sensitivity of the human ear Apply the parameters of speech and sound to an audiogram. Audition.  . the sense or act of hearing. .. We hear a best of sounds with frequencies in a range corresponding to that of the human voice. . Frequency .  . the number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time (i.e. per second. I. Sound Theories. Listening. Noise. Voices. “…to be listening will always, then, be to be straining toward or in approach of the self.” (Jean Luc Nancy, quoted in Sterne, p. 19). Listening explored through 3 theoretical models:. UCOP Safety Meeting . March 2010. Developed by Karen Hsi, UCOP EH&S Student Intern. Noise and Acoustics. Noise and Acoustics. Hazardous noise exposures occur. On the job…. And off the job…. Measuring Noise. for. . Musicians. Occupational Hearing Conservation . Prevention of significant, permanent hearing loss . Resulting from on-the-job exposure to . oto. -traumatic agents (noise) in workers . Non-occupational Hearing Conservation. for. . Musicians. Occupational Hearing Conservation . Prevention of significant, permanent hearing loss . Resulting from on-the-job exposure to . oto. -traumatic agents (noise) in workers . Non-occupational Hearing Conservation. THE OCCUPATIONAL . HEARING CONSERVATION TECHNICIAN. . ROLE and RESPONSIBILITIES. 1. 28 Jan 2013. Learning Objectives. Identify the role of the OHC Technician . as a team member of the Hearing. PROGRAM. 1. 28 Jan 2013. Learning Objectives. Explain the parameters of sound and how they are measured. Apply the parameters of sound to the sensitivity of the human ear. Apply the parameters of speech and sound to an audiogram. Presented By. Roger Pigeon. Safety and Occupational Health Manager. 1. WO/ Office of Safety and Occupational Health. Objectives…. Explain how sound is created.. Describe how the human ear receives and interprets sound.. Outer Ear- . main purpose is to funnel sound waves to inner ear.. 1a. . Auricle. -gathers sound waves . 1b. . External acoustic meatus- . transmits sound waves to tympanic membrane. 1c. . Tympanic membrane . The Ear. The organ of hearing and equilibrium. What is Sound? . Pressure disturbance originating from a vibrating object. Compressions and rarefactions of particles in a medium. What sound looks like. for . Farm Youth. Developed and distributed by the . National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Adapted by Marjorie . McCullagh, University of Michigan. With Your Host….. Alex . Trebek. Instructions for Navigating. 1. PPT-017-03. Bureau of Workers’ Compensation . PA Training for Health & Safety (PATHS). 29 CFR 1910.95. Why Hearing Conservation?. It’s the “LAW”. Quality of Life. Susan Harwood Training Grant. This material was produced under . grant #SH-24891-SH3 and SH-26280-SH4 from . the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. It does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial products, or organization imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Speech and hearing are the most important means by which we communicate with our fellow man. Through hearing we receive speech sounds from others and also listen to ourselves! In some ways it is more of.