| This one-day course will increase the participant’s knowledge and skill in construction noise. It is also designed to provide materials and guidance for training workers and devel-oping a construction noise program. Topics to be covered are properties of sound, noise-reduced hearing loss, Federal OSHA’s construction industry noise standards, sound level meters and noise dosimeters, construction noise exposure control, and worker training. The target audience is the small employer or a representative (e.g. line supervisor or manager) designated with the responsibility to develop a construction noise program. Classroom demonstrations of noise instrumentation and hearing protection devices are featured. |