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Hearing Conservation - Canada
Every shift in a loud workplace can quietly chip away at something you can never get back: your hearing. Noise-induced hearing loss rarely announces itself with pain or a visible injury; it builds gradually until the damage is already done and permanent, which is exactly why prevention and proper training matter so much. Built for Canadian workplaces, this course explains how hearing works and how noise damages it, how to recognize noise hazards and exposure limits, and how noise is controlled using the hierarchy of controls. You'll also learn to select, fit, and care for hearing protection, and understand hearing conservation programs, hearing tests, and the responsibilities of employers, supervisors, and workers under Canadian standards.

What You'll Learn
- How hearing works and how noise causes permanent damage
- Temporary and permanent threshold shifts
- Recognizing hearing loss and tinnitus
- Types of noise-induced hearing loss
- Recognizing noise hazards and understanding decibels
- Noise exposure limits and how dose works
- How workplace noise is measured
- Controlling noise with the hierarchy of controls
- Hearing protection: types, ratings, fit, and care
- Hearing conservation programs and hearing tests
- Roles and responsibilities of employers, supervisors, and workers
About This Course
Hearing loss from workplace noise is one of the most common occupational injuries, and also one of the most preventable. Unlike a cut or a burn, noise-induced hearing loss usually builds up quietly over years and becomes permanent once it happens, so knowing how to protect your hearing before the damage is done is essential. This Canadian course explains how your hearing works, how noise harms it, and the practical steps you can take to prevent hearing loss both on the job and away from it.
By the end of this course, leaners should be able to:
- Describe how sound travels through the ear and how noise causes permanent damage
- Recognize the warning signs of overexposure to noise
- Identify common sources of hazardous noise, at work and away from work
- Explain how noise exposure limits work and where to find the limits for your jurisdiction
- List the ways noise can be controlled, in order of effectiveness
- Select, fit, check, and care for hearing protection
- Describe your responsibilities under a hearing conservation program
Course Requirements
- Estimated Duration
- This course is approximately 45 minutes long.
- Pass Requirements
- The pass mark for this course is 80%. Learners can make 3 attempts to pass the course before it must be reassigned.
- Certificate
- Upon successful completion of this course, learners will receive a certificate of completion.
- Registration Fee
- $39.99 CAD
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