Logical operating model of the hearing conservation program for workers

Pimenta, Alcineide da Silva; Teixeira, Cleide Fernandes; Silva, Vanessa Maria da; Almeida, Bettina da Gama Poggi de; Lima, Maria Luíza Lopes Timóteo de

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“…Even so, those professionals report having doubts on the elaboration of an HPP, which may signal that those postgraduation courses are not enough for them in the job market. In such courses, there may be a gap between the theory, which guides HPP elaboration, and the practice expected at workplaces 16 . In the United States, where the HPP implementation is mandatory, there is the concern about qualifying certified professionals for interventions towards workers exposed to ototoxic agents at the workplace 11 .…”

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“…According to authors, in many companies/institutions, the development of occupational safety and health interventions are held to comply with the minimum required by the legislation, reducing or postponing issues at the Labor Court. Thus, full actions, necessary to implement the HCP, are not contemplated 10,16 .…”

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“…The applied questionnaire (Appendix), was elaborated by the authors, based on the literature about HPP 4,6,16 , having closed questions on professional and educational profiling and performance regarding the HPP components.…”

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“…Therefore, it aims to preserve hearing with the identification of hazards, hearing monitoring, introduction of control measures of ototoxic agents, and employees and employers' awareness on the adoption of healthy behaviors 6,14,15 . Thus, the HPP objectifies to control ototoxic agents at workplaces, avoiding their negative effects on workers' general and hearing health 6,16 .…”

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Hearing prevention program: how speech-language pathologists and audiologists work in the occupational health area

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Objective: to characterize speech-language pathologists/audiologists and their interventions in the occupational health area, regarding the Hearing Prevention Program (HPP). Methods: a cross-sectional, quantitative study with 74 speech-language pathologists/audiologists from several regions of Brazil, working in the areas of Occupational Health and Audiology. The participants answered a questionnaire on their professional and educational profile, as well as on their work related to the HCP components. For data analysis, statistical procedures were used (Chi-Square Test and the test of difference in proportions, at the significance level of 0.05 - 5%), in relation to the variables of gender, age, job position, time since their graduation and academic training in occupational safety and health. Results: the speech-language pathologists/audiologists, mostly women, who reported performing the HPP, were older than 30 years, had specific postgraduate courses, but still had doubts about the Program implementation, they worked for companies with over 1,000 employees, disregarding their employment status, performing interventions, such as: hearing management and guidance on the correct use of ear protectors. Conclusion: a high number of speech-language pathologists in the Occupational Health area have not developed a complete hearing conservation program to this date.

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“…The HCP actions logical model (LM) 10 and the HCP analysis and judgment matrix (AJM), developed and validated by specialists 11 , were used to establish the degree of implementation.…”

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Analysis of the implementation of Hearing Conservation Programs

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Purpose: to assess the implementation of hearing conservation programs in two large companies. Methods: an evaluative research that analyzed a type 1b implementation. The study was conducted in three stages, namely: establishing the company’s degree of implementation, analyzing the companies’ policies and structures, and lastly, analyzing the influence of the companies’ policies and structures on their degree of implementation. The following analyses were conducted to collect data: interviews, document analysis, and observation. Results: the hearing conservation program in Company A was classified as implemented (91.1%), while in Company B, it was partially implemented (62.7%). The context in Company A was favorable to implementing the program, whereas in Company B, the context was considered unfavorable, due to disadvantageous categories. Also, the characteristics of the implementation context influenced the placement of the program either positively or negatively. Conclusion: there were satisfactory results regarding the implementation of the hearing conservation program in both companies assessed.

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Peer review declarationThe publisher (AOSIS) endorses the South African 'National Scholarly Book Publishers Forum Best Practice for Peer Review of Scholarly Books'. The manuscript underwent an evaluation to compare the level of originality with other published works and was subjected to rigorous two-step peer review before publication, with the identities of the reviewers not revealed to the editor(s) or author(s). The reviewers were independent of the publisher, editor(s), and author(s). The publisher shared feedback on the similarity report and the reviewers' inputs with the manuscript's editor(s) or author(s) to improve the manuscript. Where the reviewers recommended revision and improvements, the editor(s) or author(s) responded adequately to such recommendations. The reviewers commented positively on the scholarly merits of the manuscript and recommended that the book be published.v Research justificationThis book focuses on the environmental ergonomics of restaurant kitchens and the challenges related hereto in a semi-tropical city, Durban, from a chef's perspective. It establishes the urgent need for commercial kitchens to be conducive to the wellbeing of kitchen workers, as heat illness is unreported in this industry. This research is relevant from occupational health and safety point of view. It evaluates the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) parameters such as heat, ventilation and humidity, noise and lighting in kitchens, and it is cognisant that with different cuisines, the kitchen loads are different. The goal of occupational safety is health intervention for worker comfort to enhance work performance. The book generates new knowledge regarding the factors affecting the body mass index of kitchen workers, prediction of heat and humidity near cooking stoves, discomfort near ovens, lighting in preparation areas and factors affecting reaction to stove noise. The book implements an exploratory design with multiple-case studies. The manuscript is structured into broad chapters on heat, ventilation and humidity, noise and lighting. Data analysis is an essential component of new knowledge, and a detailed description will promote certain research concepts among scholars to acquire research skills. The themes move from the hospitality industry in general and narrow down to commercial kitchens and specifically aim at students learning and training in culinary skills. The book accordingly scrutinises theory in respect of the relationship between individual differences and contextual components, and it factored these into controlled heat in a work environment and other IEQ parameters. This book advances existing physical conditions, as well as physiological and psychological influences of these parameters in commercial kitchens on worker relief-seeking behaviour adaptations. A ground-breaking new framework that optimises workstation comfort levels of kitchen workers is presented, hence offering insightful environmental contributions to improve commercial kitchen design and awareness among kitchen designers, erg...

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Logical operating model of the hearing conservation program for workers

Cited by 4 publications

References 19 publications

Hearing prevention program: how speech-language pathologists and audiologists work in the occupational health area

Hearing prevention program: how speech-language pathologists and audiologists work in the occupational health area

Analysis of the implementation of Hearing Conservation Programs

Environmental Ergonomics

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