Faculty Publications
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
Recommended Citation
Plakke, Bruce L. and Brown, Jerome, "For the Prevention of Hearing Loss: A Guide for Iowa Industrial Arts Teachers" (1984). Faculty Publications. 5596.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/5596
Comments
ERIC Document - ED251691 found in the ERIC Database