CSD 876 - Hearing Conservation and Calibration

Credit Hours: 3

This course will prepare the audiologist to meet industrial needs for sound measurement and hearing conservation. Government standards will be reviewed and applied to industrial settings that fall under OSHA guidelines for hearing conservation. This will include the anatomical and physiological effects of noise on humans; federals standards and damage-risk criteria, the susceptibility and predisposing factors related to industrial noise as well as conducting and reporting a noise survey with a hearing conservation plan. The course will also cover calibration of audiometers and the use of ANSI standards.

Prerequisite: CSD 807 or concurrent enrollment.
Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 2

Typically Offered: Demand