SIGHT AND HEARING CONSERVATION TRAINING

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SIGHT AND HEARING CONSERVATIONTRAINING

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REFERENCES

• 29 CFR 1910.95 c AND 133
• MCO 5100.8E, Encl 6
• MCO 6260.1D

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MARINE CORPS POLICY FOR SIGHT CONSERVATION

• REQUIRES PERSONNEL EXPOSED TO EYE HAZARDOUS
  AREAS BE PROVIDED WITH ADEQUATE PROTECTION AT
  GOVERNMENT EXPENSE

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VISUALLY IMPAIRED

• 20/200 IN ONE EYE CORRECTED
• MUST NOT BE ASSIGNED DUTIES WHICH MAY BE
  HAZARDOUS TO THEIR REMAINING VISION
• MUST WEAR EYE PROTECTION EVEN IF NOT ASSIGNED TO
  EYE HAZARD LOCATIONS.

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SIGHT CONSERVATION

• SPECIFICATIONS ARE GIVEN FOR PROTECTION FROM
• - FLYING OBJECTS
• - FINE DUST PARTICLES
• - LIQUID SPLASHES
• - GLARE
• - RADIANT ENERGY

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EYE PROTECTION SHALL BE WORN WHEN

• PERFORMING OPERATIONS SUCH AS
• - HANDLING MOLTEN METAL
• - CUTTING AND WELDING
• - DRILLING
• - GRINDING
• - MILLING
• - CHIPPING

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SIGHT CONSERVATION

• A RECENT STUDY FOUND THAT APPROXIMATELY 60 OF
  PERSONNEL WHO SUFFERED EYE INJURIES WERE NOT
  WEARING EYE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
• WHEN ASKED WHY, PERSONNEL INDICATED THAT FACE
  PROTECTION WAS NOT NORMALLY USED OR PRACTICED IN
  THEIR TYPE OF WORK, OR IT WAS NOT REQUIRED FOR
  THE TYPE OF WORK PERFORMED AT THE TIME OF THE
  ACCIDENT

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MARINE CORPS SIGHT CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• ELIMINATE EYE INJURIES
• PREVENT ACCIDENTS FROM FAULTY VISION
• INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY AND ELIMINATE WASTE CAUSED
  BY DEFECTIVE VISION
• MAINTAINED HIGH MORALE
• CONTROL OF CONTACT LENSES IN AREAS THAT CONTAIN
  TOXIC VAPORS, DUST, LIQUIDS OR WELDING FUMES.

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RESPONSIBILITIES

• THE SAFETY OFFICE SHALL
• - DETERMINE EYE HAZARDOUS AREAS, OCCUPATIONS, AND
  PROCESSES WHICH REQUIRE EYE PROTECTION
• -ASSISTANCE SHALL BE PROVIDED BY
• INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE IN THE ASSESSMENT OF
  RADIATION AND OTHER HAZARDS

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AREAS DEFINED AS EYE HAZARDOUS

• BUFFING SHOPS
• CLEANING SHOPS
• CRATING SHOPS
• DEBURING SHOPS AND ENCLOSURES
• GRINDING SHOPS
• METAL MANUFACTURING
• PNEUMATIC TEST SHOPS
• WELDING, BURNING SHOPS
• WOODWORKING SHOPS
• PUMP AND CARBURETOR TEST SHOPS
• AREAS AROUND POWER WIRE BRUSHING AREAS SUBJECT TO
  HIGH VELOCITY AIR BLASTS

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OCCUPATIONS AND PROCESSES DEFINED AS EYE HAZARDOUS

• ABRASIVE GRINDING
• BATTERY CHARGING OR REPAIR
• BRAZING
• BUFFING AND POLISHING (POWER)
• WELDING AND CUTTING METAL
• CHIPPING OR CHISELING
• CLEANING (STEAM, SPRAY, OR BRUSH)
• WIRE BRUSHING
• PAINT STRIPPING
• SANDING (POWER)
• SANDBLASTING

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OCCUPATIONS AND PROCESSES DEFINED AS EYE
HAZARDOUS CONT

• DRILLING
• DROP HAMMER FORGING
• ENGRAVING (MACHINE)
• FILING
• FORGING
• GRASS MOWING/EDGING
• HEAT OR GLARE (EXTREME)
• LIQUID

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OCCUPATIONS AND PROCESSES DEFINED AS EYE
HAZARDOUS CONT

• LIQUID OXYGEN (HANDLING)
• METALIZING AND METAL SPRAYING
• MOLTEN METAL
• USE OF ACID OR SOLVENT
• WOODWORKING

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MINIMUM PROTECTION

• AT A MINIMUM, SIGHT PROTECTIVE DEVICES SHALL BE
• - ADEQUATE FOR PROTECTION AGAINST THE
  HAZARD
• - DURABLE
• - CAPABLE OF BEING DISINFECTED
• - EASY TO CLEAN
• - KEPT CLEAN
• - IN GOOD REPAIR

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TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR

• PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR, GOGGLES OR FACE SHIELDS SHALL
  BE PROVIDED TO EMPLOYEES WHILE AWAITING DELIVERY
  OF CORRECTIVE PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR
• FOR TEMPORARY COMMON USE PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR
  PROVISIONS SHOULD BE MADE FOR
• - ISSUANCE
• - CARE AND STERILZATION
• - REISSUE

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TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE EYEWARE

• PLANOS OR GOGGLES SHALL BE PROVIDED WHILE
  AWAITING PRESCRIPTION EYEWARE
• COMMON USE EYE PROTECTION SHALL BE STERILIZED
  BEFORE REISSUE

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MAINTENANCE OF EYEWARE

• LENS REPLACEMENT
• REPAIRS
• ENFORCEMENT

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MAINTENANCE OF PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR

• THE WEARER AND THE SUPERVISOR SHALL ENSURE
• - EYE PROTECTION IS CLEANED AND FULLY
  OPERATIONAL
• - REPAIRED OR REPLACED IF LOST
• - REPORT DAMAGED EYEWEAR

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BASIC FIRST AID

• NO ATTEMPT SHOULD BE MADE TO REMOVE A PARTICLE
  LODGED IN THE EYEBALL
• DO NOT WASH AN EYE THAT HAS BEEN CUT IN ANY WAY
• BANDAGE BOTH EYES
• CHEMICAL BURNS SHALL BE FLUSHED IMMEDIATELY WITH
  TEPID POTABLE WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.

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PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE

• I.D. OF HAZARDOUS AREAS BY COMMITTEE
• VISION SCREENING
• EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
• TRAINING
• PROGRAM ENFORCEMENT

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BASIC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

• SURVEY
• POSTING OF AREAS
• EMERGENCY EYEWASH FACILITIES
• SPECIAL PRECAUTION FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED

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SCREENING EXAMINATIONS

• ALL PERSONNEL WHO WORK IN EYE HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS
  SHALL BE PROVIDED EYE SCREENING EXAMS PRIOR TO
  ASSIGNMENT AND ANNUALLY THERE-AFTER

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TRAINING

• SHALL INCLUDE
• - NEED FOR EYE PROTECTION
• - USE OF AND CARE
• - LIMITATIONS
• - OPERATIONS WHICH REQUIRE PROTECTION
• - HOW TO PROPERLY WEAR
• - LOCATIONS OF EYEWASH FACILITIES
• - FIRST AID PROCEDURES

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MARINE CORPS HEARING CONSERVATION PROGRAM
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MARINE CORPSGOAL

• TO PREVENT OCCUPATIONAL NOISE RELATED HEARING
  LOSS AMONG MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL

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BASIC ELEMENTS

• SURVEY OF WORKPLACES TO IDENTIFY NOISE HAZARDS
  AND PERSONNEL AT RISK
• WHEN FEASIBLE WORKPLACES SHALL BE MODIFIED TO
  REDUCE NOISE LEVEL TO ACCEPTABLE LEVELS
• ENGINEERING, ADMINISTRATIVE, CONTROLS MEASURES
  SHALL BE EMPLOYED WHERE POSSIBLE. PPE SHALL BE
  USED AS A LAST RESORT.
• PERIODIC HEARING TEST SHALL BE CONDUCTED TO
  MONITOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM

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NOISE MEASUREMENTS

• IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY CONTROL NOISE, IT IS
  NECESSARY THAT THE NOISE BE MEASURED AND
  EVALUATED PROPERLY BY THE INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE DEPT

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PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL)

• PEL 84 db(A) twa for 8 hours in a 40 hour work
  week
• FOR INPACT OR IMPULSE NOISE
• -140 dB PEAK

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COMMON SOUNDS
dB
10 80 80 100 120 140
Whisper
Barely Audible Quiet Mod. Loud Ext.
Loud Uncomf. Loud Pain Threshold
Normal Conversation
Air Conditioner
Lawn Mower Loud Rock Music Jet (taking
off)
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LABELING OF HAZARDOUS NOISE AREAS AND EQUIPMENT

• DESIGNATED HAZARDOUS NOISE AREAS SHALL BE LABELED
  WITH
• - NAVMED 6260/2 HAZARDOUS NOISE WARNING
  DECAL 8X 10.5
• NSN 0105-LF-004-7200
• -NAVMED 6260/2A HAZARDOUS NOISE LABELS
  (DISPLAYED ON HAND TOOLS), 1X1.5
• NSN 0105-LF-004-78OO

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ABATEMENT OF EXISTING NOISE HAZARDS

• ENGINEERING DESIGN TO ELIMINATE OR REDUCE NOISE
  LEVELS
• DAMPING THE NOISE BY MEANS OF MUFFLERS,
  MOUNTINGS, COUPLINGS, INSULATIONS, ETC.
• ACOUSTICAL ENCLOSURES
• ISOLATION
• SUBSTITION OF A LESS NOISY OPERATION
• ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS TO LIMIT EXPOSURE

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AUDIOGRAMS

• ALL PERSONNEL SHALL RECEIVE A REFERENCE BASELINE
  HEARING TEST UPON ENTRY INTO THE MARINE CORPS
• ALL PERSONNEL ROUTINELY EXPOSED TO HAZARDOUS
  NOISE OR ASSIGNED AN OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY THAT
  INVOLVES ROUTINE EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS NOISE

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MONITORING AUDIOGRAM

• ALL PERSONNEL EXPOSED TO NOISE IN EXCESS OF THE
  NPEL SHALL RECEIVE PERIODIC MONITORING HEARING
  TESTS
• HEARING TESTS SHALL BE CONDUCTED AT LEAST ONCE A
  YEAR AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER

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MONITORING AUDIOGRAM

• SHALL BE COMPARED TO THE REFERENCE AUDIOGRAM TO
  DETERMINE IF A SIGNIFICANT THRESHOLD SHIFT HAS
  OCCURRED.

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15 HOUR

• PERSONNEL WHO DEMONSTRATE A SIGNIFICANT THRESHOLD
  SHIFT (STS) ON THEIR ANNUAL MONITORING AUDIOGRAM
  SHALL BE RETESTED AFTER THEY HAVE REMAINED FREE
  FROM ALL NOISE EXPOSURE EXCEEDING 80 db FOR 15
  HOURS

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40 HOUR

• OCCASIONALLY, AN STS IS STILL EVIDENT FOLLOWING
  THE 15 HOUR NOISE FREE PERIOD. IF THIS OCCURS,
  THEN THE PERSONNEL MUST BE KEPT FREE OF ALL NOISE
  EXPOSURE FOR A PERIOD OF 40 HOURS BEFORE BEING
  TESTED AGAIN.

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TERMINATION HEARING TEST

• MILITARY PERSONNEL SHALL RECEIVE A HEARING TEST
  UPON DISCHARGE FROM THE MARINE CORPS.
• CIVILIAN PERSONNEL WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED AN STS,
  SHALL RECEIVE A HEARING TEST UPON TERMINATION OF
  EMPLOYMENT.
• ALL PERSONNEL REMOVED FROM THE HCP DUE TO NO
  LONGER WORKING IN NOISE HAZARDOUS AREA, SHALL
  RECEIVE A AUDIOGRAM TO DOCUMENT THEIR AUDITORY
  STATUS AT THAT TIME.

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RECORD KEEPING

• THE RESULTS OF EACH AUDIOGRAMS SHALL BE KEPT IN
  PERSONAL MEDICAL RECORDS.

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PERSONAL HEARING DEVICES

• HEARING PROTECTIVE DEVICES SHALL BE WORN BY ALL
  PERSONNEL WHERE THERE IS NOISE LEVELS GREATER
  THAN 84 db(A).
• A COMBINATION OF INSERT TYPE AND CIRCUMURAL MUFFS
  (DOUBLE PROTECTION) SHALL BE WORN WHERE LEVELS
  EXCEED 104 db(A).
• ALL PERSONNEL EXPOSED TO GUN FIRE, ARTILLERY OR
  MISSILE FIRING IN A TRAINING EXCERSISES SHALL USE
  HEARING PROTECTIVE DEVICES.
• ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OF EXPOSURE TIME MAY BE
  NECESSARY

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EXCLUSION FROM FUTURE NOISE EXPOSURE

• PERSONNEL WHO EXHIBIT A PROGRESSIVE SERIES OF
  PERMANENT THRESHOLD SHIFTS MUST BE CONSIDERED AS
  HIGH RISK FOR FUTURE HEARING DETERIORATION. THEY
  MUST BE GIVEN SPECIAL CONSIDRATION UNDER THIS
  PROGRAM

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TRAINING

• ALL PERSONNEL IN THE HEARING CONSERVATION PROGRAM
  SHALL BE NOTIFIED AND RECEIVE TRAINING IN
• - THE ELEMENTS AND RATIONAL FOR A HEARING
  CONSERVATION PROGRAM
• - PROPER WEARING AND MAINTENANCE OF HEARING
  DEVICES
• - COMMAND AND INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBLITIES
• - OFF-DUTY PRACTICES
• - INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY IN PROTECTING
  THEIR OWN HEARING
• - HOW HEARING LOSS EFFECTS EMPLOYABILITY,
  RETENTION, JOB PERFORMANCE AND CAREER
  PROGRESSION