Faculty Publications

Comments

ERIC Document - ED251691 found in the ERIC Database

Document Type

Guide

Keywords

Definitions; Ears; Educational Legislation; Equipment Utilization

Abstract

This guide is designed to assist industrial arts teachers in expanding their knowledge of hearing conservation and to enable them to answer some routine questions that their students may have concerning hearing protection and hearing loss. Addressed in the individual sections of the guide are the following topics: industrial arts; hearing protection; and the law; requirements for ear-protecting devices as set forth in the Iowa Code; legal limits for noise exposure; the structure and functioning of the ear; commonly asked questions about the ear; procedures for measuring hearing; noise and hearing loss; audio demonstration of simulated hearing loss; symptoms of hearing loss; procedures for establishing a hearing conservation program; kinds of hearing loss; the effects of noise on hair cells; and sources of help in implementing a hearing program. A bibliography and list of suggested references conclude the guide. (MN)

Department

Department of Communicative Disorders

Original Publication Date

1984

Object Description

1 PDF file (18 pages)

Repository

UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

Copyright

©1984 Bruce L. Plakke and Jerome Brown

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Share

COinS