Topic: Shifts in Hearing Thresholds: Work Related or Not?

This webinar will be recorded. No CEU credits of any kind will be offered for viewing the recorded version of this webinar. 

Register Here!

When: April 17, 2024 at 5:00pm ET

CEUs: 1-hour CEU (AAA and 0.1 ASHA CEU)

About the Webinar: In this webinar, two experienced occupational audiologists will describe a standard threshold shift of hearing as defined by OSHA and the general concept of work-relatedness per OSHA’s record-keeping rules (29 CFR 1904.5). The NHCA Guidelines for Recording Hearing Loss on the OSHA 300 Log (National Hearing Conservation Association, 2011), which provides a guideline for assessing work-relatedness, will be reviewed.  In a question/answer format, frequently asked questions and sample cases will be discussed. An open dialogue on participants’ questions on hearing threshold level shifts and work-relatedness will follow.

Presenters: Marjorie Grantham & Carol Snyderwine

Marjorie Grantham, PhD, F-AAA, CPS/A: Dr. Grantham is an occupational audiologist with a Ph.D. in hearing science and over 30 years of experience in clinical and preventive audiology, research, and leadership. She currently works at Examinetics, the nation's largest provider of mobile occupational health and data management services.

Dr. Grantham promotes hearing wellness and safety in the workplace and beyond, by providing audiometric monitoring professional supervision and hearing health education for Occupational Hearing Conservationists, employers, and employees. She also contributes to the development and implementation of hearing conservation programs, policies, and best practices. You may reach Marjorie at [email protected].

Carol Snyderwine, MHA, MA, CCC-A, CPS/A: Carol Snyderwine is an audiologist and has worked over 35 years for the Cleveland Clinic Health System where she manages a mobile, occupational hearing conservation program. This mobile unit provides on-site hearing tests in the greater Cleveland/Akron area. Carol reviews audiograms and provides follow-up audiometry for those workers having problem audiograms and consults for industries having their own inhouse hearing conservation programs.

Carol represents the American Speech Language Association (ASHA) on the CAOHC Council where she serves as the Council Vice Chair of Education and the Chair of the Professional Supervisor Committee. You can contact Carol at [email protected].

Financial Disclosure: Carol Snyderwine, MHA, MA, CCC-A, CPS/A has no relevant financial information to disclose. Mrs. Snyderwine discloses her relevant non-financial relationship as a representative of ASHA on the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC) Council. Marjorie Grantham, PhD, F-AAA, CPS/A has no relevant financial information to disclose. Dr. Grantham discloses her relevant non-financial relationship as the editor for the NHCA Spectrum and president of the NHCA Scholarship Foundation.

Learning Objectives: 

1. Define a standard threshold shift (STS) as defined by OSHA.
2. Describe work-relatedness per OSHA’s record-keeping rules (29 CFR 1904.5).
3. Describe OSHA’s basis for determining recordability on the OSHA Form 300.
4. Identify factors which should and should not be considered in determining work-relatedness.
5. Apply this knowledge in assessing potentially recordable losses.

Register Here!