Why conduct an audit of your program?
Almost any control program, even when carefully developed
and implemented, can lose its effectiveness over time. Other
priorities and programs compete for your resources which include
people, time, money and materials. Periodically, it is important
to conduct an audit of your Hearing Conservation Program to
help ensure that key program elements are in place and operating
so that the goal of hearing loss prevention is realized. Essentially,
an audit consists of a review of your current program operation
and compares what you have to what you should have.
How to conduct an audit of your program.
Use the checklist in the Hearing Conservation Program Audit
Booklet to review your Hearing Conservation Program as it
currently operates, not as you think it should be operating
or as it was originally intended to operate. Review the pertinent
records (e.g., noise survey reports, audiometric test results,
and training records) to help you determine the status of
key program elements on the checklist. After completing the
checklist, determine which program elements need improvement
(i.e., where there are "No" answers) and complete the Hearing
Conservation Program Audit Results found at the end of the
booklet.
Hearing Conservation Program Audit Booklet (PDF)
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