ATLAS Occupational Safety and Hearing Conservation
For workplace safety and worker engagement
With record high Summer temperatures, it is important to know about the dangers of a silent workplace hazard - HEAT
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Heat is the leading weather-related killer
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It also exacerbates existing health problems like asthma, kidney failure, and heart disease
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It affects those working outdoors and indoors
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It reduces sound quality of hearing aids and can even damage the aids
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Heat stress killed 815 U.S. workers and seriously injured more than 70,000 workers (1992-2017)
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However, it is a highly underestimated hazard
We are participating in OSHA's Beat the Heat campaign with infographics to raise knowledge of this hazard so that you can help yourself and others.
Be a cool hero!
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CLICK on the infographics to download and use
English and Spanish
ATLAS program is the future of
Occupational Hearing Health and Safety
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- Hearing Conservation per OSHA and NIOSH regulations, recommendations
- Worker engagement per OSHA, NIOSH and NSC principles for total worker well-being
- Self-management of hearing health per FDA OTC Rule principles
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Supports:
Worker involvement in hearing conservation, extending beyond workplace
Demonstration of commitment to safety culture
Cost-effective measures
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Subject matter expertise:
OSHA Training Institute & NSC Certifications
CAOHC Certification
Licensed Audiologist
FDA Liaison and Regulatory Scientist
Informed by real-world input from workers and management
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Hearing Conservation Training
Hearing
Impaired
Accommodation
Total
Worker
Health
CAOHC: Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation
FDA: Food and Drug Administration
NIOSH: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NSC: National Safety Council
OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OTC: Over-The-Counter
Versión en español
Hearing Conservation Training
Hearing Impaired Accommodations
for workplaces exceeding OSHA Permissible Noise Exposures
29CFR1910.95 compliance
​Federal and applicable State regulations, Worker engagement and self-management principles
Hearing impaired accomodations
OSHA SHIBs, FDA OTC Rule for self-treatment, Practices for collaboration and communication,
EEOC and ADA resources
Effectiveness
Job Safety Analysis, hierarchy of controls, address company and employee needs, metrics, record-keeping
Implementation
Fit to existing company training, Online option, Signage and reminders, Monitoring
Total Worker Health
for engagement in workplace and personal hearing conservation
Self-Care ePortal
Webinars
User support
Information generated from federal resources and updated to stay current
Relevant to daily activities - at work and outside work
Self-paced education and evaluation tools
Technology for haring protection and hearing loss treatment
Private and confidential
Our current engagement in
Occupational Hearing Safety and Health
2023: NHCA annual conference presentation on 'Self-managed Hearing Health eTool : An integration of FDA, OSHA and NIOSH directives'
2022: Host of OSHA Safe and Sound Week, Nationwide event: Webinar on 'The Future of Hearing Safety and Health Program'
2022: MHSRS Annual conference: Poster presentation on 'An Interactive Self-Analysis eTool for managing Hearing Health'
2022: NSC-MSD Solutions Lab: We took Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) pledge to reduce injury and better understand the relationship to risk factors such as hearing loss.