Hearing Conservation

The purpose of the Hearing Conservation Program is to prevent occupational noise exposures which could lead to noise-induced hearing loss and to comply with existing federal occupational noise exposure regulations. Employees who experience an average exposure of 85 decibels, Time-Weighted Average (TWA), over an 8-hour work shift are included in Lehigh University's Hearing Conservation Program that includes training and annual hearing tests (audiograms). The audiograms are performed at St. Luke's Hospital OccuMed Resources.