Benson Medical Presentations
CCS-200 Spirometer Report Builder Graphs in 7.20
Audiometer and Spirometer Integration
Rejecting and Deleting Individual Spirogram Maneuvers
Multilingual Hearing Instructions
Spirometer Compliance With ATS Standards
Useful Links for Occupational Health & Safety Industry
—Hearing Conservation and Spirometry
Government Resources
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Occupational Health and Environmental Control Standard 1910.95: Occupational noise exposure
Safety and Health Topics, Occupational Noise Exposure
OSHA-NIOSH Info Sheet, Maximize Your Spirometry Screening and Surveillance Resources
CAOHC (Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation)
Options in Defining Background Noise During Audiometric Testing, Elliott H. Berger, MS
CDC (Centers for Disease Control)
Workplace Safety & Health Topics, Spirometry
Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Code, Government of Alberta, Canada
OHS Code Explanation Guide, Part 16 Noise, Section 223 Audiometric testing
Audiometric Testing: Information for Employers and Workers (Bulletin HS005)
OHS Code Explanation Guide, Part 4 Chemical Hazards, Biological Hazards and Harmful Substances, Section 40 Health assessments for workers exposed to asbestos, silica or coal dust
MSHA (Mine Safety and Health Administration)
Compliance Guide to MSHA’s Occupational Noise Exposure Standard
NHCA (National Hearing Conservation Association
HCE (Dept. of Defense Hearing Center of Excellence)
Associations
AAA (American Academy of Audiology
ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association):
Resource Guide for Hearing Conservation/Occupational Audiologists
Selected ASHA Journal Articles
Spirometry in the Occupational Setting:
ATS Official Documents, Environmental & Occupational Lung Disease
ATS Clinical Cases, Workplace Spirometry: Early Detection Benefits Individuals, Worker Groups and Employers, Leslie Israel, DO, MPH
AARC (American Association for Respiratory Care)
Summer 2014 Long-Term Care Bulletin (accessible to AARC members)
White Papers/Articles
The Importance of Ongoing Audiometric Ambient Noise Compliance —Especially With “Quiet Room” Testing, Benson Medical Instruments
"Industrial Hearing: Sample Written Hearing Conservation Program"
“Noise Exposure Explanation: A White Paper,” Patty Johnson, Research Audiologist
“What is Considered a Standard Threshold Shift?” Richard Danielson, PhD, Audiology Online:
Respiratory Protection and Hearing Conservation Resources from 3M:
Establishing a Respiratory Protection Program and Fit Testing, 3M PPE Safety Solutions:
Exposure Assessment
Written Respiratory Program
Respirator Selection
Medical Evaluation
Fit Testing
Respiratory Training
“Noise Control and Hearing Conservation: Why Do It?” Elliott Berger, MS, The Noise Manual, 5th Edition:
“Options in defining Background Noise During Audiometric Testing” Elliott Berger, MS, Version 2.7, December 20, 2005
Seminars and Workshops
CAOHC-NHCA “Hearing Loss Prevention: The Basics” training webinars 2017-2018
CAOHC Courses for Occupational Hearing Conservationists (OHC)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) NIOSH Spirometry Program
3M™ E-A-R™ Hearing Conservation Seminars—day-long seminars that detail how to identify and measure noise problems and applied solutions for protecting your employees