The purpose of this CAOHC-approved course is to provide instruction in audiometric testing through lecture and practicum experience for occupational health professionals who administer audiometric testing as required by regulations including the OSHA Hearing Conservation Amendment (29 CFR 1910.95) and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Health Standards for Occupational Noise Exposure 30 CFR 62 .
Full Certification: 20 Contact Hours through AAOHN
Recertification: 8 Contact Hours through AAOHN - Role of the Occupational Hearing Conservationist
- Occupational Hearing Conservation
- Anatomy, Physiology, Diseases of the Ear
- Otoscopic Screening
- Federal and State Regulations
- The Audiometer and Test Environment
- Audiometric Techniques
- Supervised Audiometric Testing
- Audiogram Referral and Follow-up
- Principles of Noise Analysis and Control
- Personal Hearing Protection/ Fitting and Training
- Employee Education and Motivation
- Record Keeping
- Review of Hearing Conservation Programs
- Practicum
- Written Evaluation
Timothy A. Swisher, MA, CCC-A
Hearing Safety
Pittsburgh, PA
$535.00 Full Certification Course
$335.00 Recertification Course
Fee includes course handouts, CAOHC Certification application fee, continental breakfasts, and refreshment breaks.
Johns Hopkins University
Room TBA
A list of hotels convenient to the school can be found on our web site at: http://www.jhsph.edu/ERC/Baltimore Hotels.doc
(Some hotels may offer a special Hopkins rate available to course participants.)
Please download our Registration Form and mail, fax or e-mail to
Mailing Address:
Attn: Keith Choi
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
615 N. Wolfe Street, Room W7517
Baltimore, MD 21205-2179
FAX: 410-614-4986
EMAIL: kchoi@jhsph.edu
Successful completion of a CAOHC approved course, conducted by a CAOHC-certified Course Director, does not automatically grant Occupational Hearing Conservation certification. An application and fee must be submitted to CAOHC, who will grant certification for five years.
Full-time university faculty, staff, and eligible dependents may enroll under the terms of the Hopkins Tuition Remission Program. Registration requires the original approved JHU Tuition Remission voucher and professional development forms submitted with the course registration form. Send Tuition Remission forms to your divisional human resources office to obtain approved Tuition Remission Vouchers. Mary Doyle, MPH, RN, COHN-S/CM
Director of ERC Continuing Education
mdoyle@jhsph.edu
410-955-0423 Keith Choi
Program Coordinator
kchoi@jhsph.edu
410-955-4088 | 
