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Here are some of the questions we are most frequently asked at Health Conservation Programs. We have arranged the questions according to the service beginning with hearing conservation (both OSHA and MSHA) followed respiratory protection. Just click on the topic that interests you.

By the way, should you have a question not among those listed here, we invite you send it us by way of our Contact Us link.

HEARING CONSERVATION

• What are the primary differences between the OSHA and MSHA hearing conservation rules?

• How do I know my company must have a hearing conservation program (hcp)?

• What are the five required components of a compliant hcp?

• What are the purposes of a noise level survey?

• Should I use a noise dosimeter or sound level meter to obtain noise levels?

• What is a baseline hearing test?

• How soon must I establish a baseline hearing test on a newly hired employee?

• Am I required to obtain a baseline hearing test on temporary employees?

• What is an annual hearing test?

• What are the follow-up procedures once the hearing test is obtained?

• How do I handle medical referrals?

• What is a standard threshold shift (STS)?

• Under what circumstances may a baseline hearing test be changed or revised?

• When is the STS recordable on the OSHA 300 Log

• How do I know that a loss of hearing, especially a STS, is work related?

• What topics must be included in our hcp employee training program?

• Can just showing a training video tape be sufficient to satisfy the rules?

• Which of the many hearing protective devices (HPD) is best for my employees?

• What is the NRR?

• How can I be certain our employees are adequately protected from noise?

   

  RESPIRATORY PROTECTION

• What are the eight program elements required by the Respiratory Protection Standard?

• How can I obtain a copy of the publication "Question and Answers on the Respiratory Protection Standard"?

• What is a "fit check" or "user seal check"?

• Is a written respiratory protection program required for voluntary use of a respirator?

• Are seasonal or temporary workers exempt from the required medical evaluation's?

• Can a fit test be performed before the initial medical evaluation has been completed?

• Are medical evaluations required for both positive and negative pressure respirators?

• Are medical evaluations required annually?

• Can an employee use their own physician to provide a medical evaluation rather than the employer's?

• Can an employee decline to be medically evaluated for use of a respirator?

• Do all tight-fitting respirators have to be fit tested?

• Does a "user seal check" or "fit check" qualify as fit test?

• Can a employee wear a tight-fitting respirator with a beard or other facial hair?

• Is annual respiratory protection training required by the standard?

• What information must be included in the employee training program?

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