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Summary Industrial noise problems are extremely complex There is no "standard" program applicable to all situations In view of de velopments in the workmen's compensation field, however, it behooves industry to con sider and evaluate its noise problems and to take steps toward the establishment of ef fective heanng conservation procedures As a minimum, a heanng conservation pro gram in industry should include 1 Noise exposure evaluation 2 Engineering control of noise exceeding Threshold Limit Values 3 Audiometnc examinations for all new em ployees to be performed m accordance with good medical practice, and 4 Ear protection for those employees working in areas where noise cannot be controlled economically Detailed references to noise, its manage ment, effects, and control will be found in a great variety of books and periodicals For those companies needing assistance in estab lishing heanng conservation programs, consul tation services are available m a number of professional aieas through private consultabon, insurance, and governmental groups References American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, 15 Second Street, S W , Rochester, Minn Guide for Conservation of Heanng tn Notse 1964 American Foundrymen's Society, Inc, Des Plaines, 111 Foundry Noise Manual American Industnal Hygiene Association, 66 S Miller Rd, Akron, Ohio 44313 Industrial Noise Manual, 2nd ed 1966 American Medical Association, Committee on Rating of Mental and Physical Impairment, Chicago, 111 60610 Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment 1971 American Society of Heating, Refngerabng and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc, 345 East 47th Street, New York, N Y, 10017 Guide and Data Book Fundamentals and Equip ment Beranek, L L Acoustics New York, N Y McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1954 ---------- Notse and Vibration Control New York, NY McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1971 ---------- Notse Reduction New York, N Y McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1960 Bragdon, C R Noise Pollution The Unquiet Crisis Philadelphia, Pa , University of Pennsyl vania Press 1971 Broch, Jens Trampe Application of BirK Equipment to Acoustic Noise Measurements, 2nd ed B&K Instruments, Inc, 5111 W 164th St, Cleveland, Ohio 44142 1971 Bums, W Notse and Man Philadelphia, Pa , J B Lippmcott Company, 1969 Close, P D Sound Control and Thermal Insulation of Buildings New York, N Y, Reinhold 1968 Cralley, L V, et al Industrial Environmental Health The Worker and the Community New York, N Y , Academic Press 1972 Davis, D B Acoustical Tests and Measurements Indianapolis, Indiana W Sams 1965 DeHann, V S "Noise Potential Danger to Man, Physiological and Psychological Effects An Indexed Bibliography " Baltimore, Md , Information Center for Hearing, Speech, and Disorders of Human Communications, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions 1972 Doelle, L L Environmental Acoustics New York, N Y, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1972 Clong, A Notse and Your Ear New York, N Y, Grune & Stratton, 1959 1253