Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation CAOHC

Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation

CAOHC Certification Ø Awarded upon successful completion of this CAOHC-approved course Ø Recognized nationally as an important credential for occupational hearing testing Ø Ensures uniform standards of practice for your audiometric monitoring program Ø A CAOHC-certified student is an “COHC” Ø Recertification period is 5 years

What is CAOHC? Ø Certification body for OHCs and Course Directors (CDs) ü 21, 000 OHCs and 350 CDs ü Not a professional society ü Not a membership organization Ø Two representatives from each of 9 Component Professional Organizations ü CPO representatives are volunteers Ø CAOHC Office located in Milwaukee, WI Ø www. caohc. org

Component Professional Organizations represent all facets of hearing conservation Ø American Academy of Audiology Ø American Academy of Otolaryngology. Head & Neck Surgery Ø American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Ø American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine Ø American Industrial Hygiene Association Ø American Society of Safety Engineers Ø American Speech-Language Hearing Association Ø Institute of Noise Control Engineering Ø Military Audiology Association

What Does CAOHC Do? Ø Sets standards and approves OHC courses Ø Conducts training for Course Directors (CDs) Ø Certifies OHCs and CDs Ø Markets approved courses to OHCs Ø Ensures compliance and quality of OHC courses Ø Conducts training courses for hearing conservation program Professional Supervisors of the Audiometric Monitoring Program (audiologists and physicians) Ø Monitors and comments on pending hearing conservation legislation

The OHC’s Best Resource Guide Ø Hearing Conservation Manual 5 th Edition

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