Predicting Hearing Health Readiness as a Function of the Army Profile System Formula and Occupational Safety and Health Administration Reportable Hearing Loss
Abstract
A standardized process of determining the hearing health readiness of personnel in uniform does not exist across the services in the Military Health System, (MHS). This study examines the interchangeability between the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Reportable Hearing Loss (ORL) and the U.S. Army s H-3 and H-4 profile formula. The Army employs a specific formula for determining the profiling measures for uniform personnel(AR 40-501, 1995). The Air Force also uses a published standard for identifying fitness (United States Air Force Instruction 48-123, 1997). The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps use publications outlining the management of their Hearing Conservation/Industrial Audiology programs, U.S. Navy Instruction 5100.19C Forces Afloat and U.S. Navy Instruction 5100.19D Forces Ashore. These publications do not present criteria for evaluating the readiness of their uniform personnel using a classification system. If interchangeability exists between the ORL and Army s standards, this method may be applied across the Department of Defense to evaluate the hearing health readiness for uniform personnel.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA420834
Entities
People
- Wayne R. Smetana
Organizations
- United States Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine