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Management of Hearing Loss Prevention in Live Entertainment

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1.  Which of the following is not legislation and does not have the force of law? The EPA rule for labeling hearing protectors The ANSI standard specifying hearing protector test methods The OSHA Occupational Noise Exposure Standard The UK Noise at Work Regulations

2.  The lower action level and time-intensity exchange rate in Europe are: 90dBA and half the exposure time for every 3 dB increase 85dBA and half the exposure time for every 5 dB increase 80dBA and half the exposure time for every 3 dB increase 80dBA and half the exposure time for every 5 dB increase

3.  The maximum allowable exposure levels in the US are: 80 dBA (8 hour time-weighted average) and 140 dBPeak 85 dBA (8 hour time-weighted average) and 137 dBPeak 87 dBA (8 hour time-weighted average) and 135 dBPeak 90 dBA (8 hour time-weighted average), 115 dBA (continuous) for 15 minutes or less, and 140 dBPeak

4.  Which of the following is NOT a useful method for reducing the risk of noise-induced hearing loss for an employee in the live entertainment industry? Telling musicians to not play so loudly Engineering controls, like gobos and isolation panels Administrative controls, like periodic task reassignments in quiet areas Hearing protection devices, like noise-isolating headphones and in-ear monitors

5.  Which of the following products or clinical services should audiologists offer to personnel in the live entertainment industry? Treatment for vocal disorders Extended high-frequency audiometry Hearing protection designed for musical performance B and C

6.  Which of the following entities was NOT found culpable by OSHA when the stage roof at the 2011 Indiana State Fair collapsed just before the Sugarland performance? The sound company The staging contractor The performers The promoter

7.  What are some useful technologies in live entertainment for reducing the risk of noise-induced hearing loss? Vertical-line loudspeaker arrays In-ear monitoring systems Uniform-attenuation earplugs All of the above

8.  Which of the following paths has seen the most success in promoting a culture of hearing loss prevention in the live entertainment industry? Convene audiologists, performers, educators, regulators and other industry stakeholders to collaborate on developing best practices for the industry Encourage OSHA to enforce the Occupational Noise Exposure Standard in the live entertainment industry by filing complaints whenever possible Require minimum educational standars that include workplace safety for anyone wishing to work in the live entertainment industry Distribute disposable foam earplugs to the audience and event staff of every live entertainment event

9.  Which of the following professional services can audiologists provide to the live entertainment industry as a whole? Fit testing of earplugs and in-ear monitors Sound level measurements, dosimetry, and noise exposure monitoring Both A and B None of the above

10.  Which of the following organizations has refused to participate in promoting hearing loss prevention in the live entertainment industry? The Audio Engineering Society (AES) The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) The National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) None of the above