SIGHT AND HEARING

CONSERVATION
TRAINING
REFERENCES
29 CFR 1910.95 c AND 133
MCO 5100.8E, Encl 6
MCO 6260.1D
MARINE CORPS POLICY FOR
SIGHT CONSERVATION

REQUIRES PERSONNEL
EXPOSED TO EYE
HAZARDOUS AREAS BE
PROVIDED WITH
ADEQUATE PROTECTION
AT GOVERNMENT
EXPENSE
VISUALLY IMPAIRED:
20/200 IN ONE EYE CORRECTED
MUST NOT BE ASSIGNED
DUTIES WHICH MAY BE
HAZARDOUS TO THEIR
REMAINING VISION
MUST WEAR EYE PROTECTION
EVEN IF NOT ASSIGNED TO EYE
HAZARD LOCATIONS.
SIGHT CONSERVATION
SPECIFICATIONS ARE GIVEN
FOR PROTECTION FROM:
- FLYING OBJECTS
- FINE DUST PARTICLES
- LIQUID SPLASHES
- GLARE
- RADIANT ENERGY
 EYE PROTECTION SHALL
BE WORN WHEN :

PERFORMING OPERATIONS
SUCH AS:
- HANDLING MOLTEN METAL
- CUTTING AND WELDING
- DRILLING
- GRINDING
- MILLING
- CHIPPING
SIGHT CONSERVATION
A RECENT STUDY FOUND THAT
APPROXIMATELY 60% OF PERSONNEL WHO
SUFFERED EYE INJURIES WERE NOT WEARING
EYE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
WHEN ASKED WHY, PERSONNEL INDICATED
THAT FACE PROTECTION WAS NOT NORMALLY
USED OR PRACTICED IN THEIR TYPE OF WORK,
OR IT WAS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE TYPE OF
WORK PERFORMED AT THE TIME OF THE
ACCIDENT
 MARINE CORPS SIGHT
CONSERVATION PROGRAM:
ELIMINATE EYE INJURIES
PREVENT ACCIDENTS FROM FAULTY
VISION
INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY AND
ELIMINATE WASTE CAUSED BY
DEFECTIVE VISION
MAINTAINED HIGH MORALE
CONTROL OF CONTACT LENSES IN
AREAS THAT CONTAIN TOXIC VAPORS,
DUST, LIQUIDS OR WELDING FUMES.
RESPONSIBILITIES
THE SAFETY OFFICE SHALL:
- DETERMINE EYE HAZARDOUS AREAS,
OCCUPATIONS, AND PROCESSES WHICH
REQUIRE EYE PROTECTION

-ASSISTANCE SHALL BE PROVIDED BY

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE IN THE ASSESSMENT
OF RADIATION AND OTHER HAZARDS
AREAS DEFINED AS EYE
HAZARDOUS
BUFFING SHOPS
CLEANING SHOPS
CRATING SHOPS
DEBURING SHOPS AND ENCLOSURES
GRINDING SHOPS
METAL MANUFACTURING
PNEUMATIC TEST SHOPS
WELDING, BURNING SHOPS
WOODWORKING SHOPS
PUMP AND CARBURETOR TEST SHOPS
AREAS AROUND POWER WIRE BRUSHING AREAS
SUBJECT TO HIGH VELOCITY AIR BLASTS
OCCUPATIONS AND PROCESSES
DEFINED AS EYE HAZARDOUS

ABRASIVE GRINDING
BATTERY CHARGING OR REPAIR
BRAZING
BUFFING AND POLISHING (POWER)
WELDING AND CUTTING METAL
CHIPPING OR CHISELING
CLEANING (STEAM, SPRAY, OR BRUSH)
WIRE BRUSHING
PAINT STRIPPING
SANDING (POWER)
SANDBLASTING
OCCUPATIONS AND PROCESSES
DEFINED AS EYE HAZARDOUS
CON’T

DRILLING
DROP HAMMER FORGING
ENGRAVING (MACHINE)
FILING
FORGING
GRASS MOWING/EDGING
HEAT OR GLARE (EXTREME)
LIQUID
OCCUPATIONS AND PROCESSES
DEFINED AS EYE HAZARDOUS
CON’T

LIQUID OXYGEN (HANDLING)

METALIZING AND METAL
SPRAYING
MOLTEN METAL
USE OF ACID OR SOLVENT
WOODWORKING
MINIMUM PROTECTION
AT A MINIMUM, SIGHT PROTECTIVE
DEVICES SHALL BE:
- ADEQUATE FOR PROTECTION
AGAINST THE HAZARD
- DURABLE
- CAPABLE OF BEING
DISINFECTED
- EASY TO CLEAN
- KEPT CLEAN
- IN GOOD REPAIR
 TEMPORARY
PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR
PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR, GOGGLES OR
FACE SHIELDS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO
EMPLOYEES WHILE AWAITING DELIVERY
OF CORRECTIVE PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR

FOR TEMPORARY “COMMON USE”

PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR PROVISIONS
SHOULD BE MADE FOR
- ISSUANCE
- CARE AND STERILZATION
- REISSUE
 TEMPORARY
PROTECTIVE EYEWARE

PLANOS OR GOGGLES SHALL

BE PROVIDED WHILE AWAITING
PRESCRIPTION EYEWARE
COMMON USE EYE
PROTECTION SHALL BE
STERILIZED BEFORE REISSUE
 MAINTENANCE OF
EYEWARE:

LENS REPLACEMENT
REPAIRS
ENFORCEMENT
 MAINTENANCE OF
PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR

THE WEARER AND THE

SUPERVISOR SHALL ENSURE:
- EYE PROTECTION IS
CLEANED AND FULLY
OPERATIONAL
- REPAIRED OR
REPLACED IF LOST
- REPORT DAMAGED
EYEWEAR
 BASIC FIRST AID
NO ATTEMPT SHOULD BE MADE TO
REMOVE A PARTICLE LODGED IN THE
EYEBALL
DO NOT WASH AN EYE THAT HAS BEEN
CUT IN ANY WAY
BANDAGE BOTH EYES
CHEMICAL BURNS SHALL BE FLUSHED
IMMEDIATELY WITH TEPID POTABLE
WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
 PROGRAM SHALL
INCLUDE:
I.D. OF HAZARDOUS AREAS BY
COMMITTEE
VISION SCREENING
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
TRAINING
PROGRAM ENFORCEMENT
 BASIC PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS

SURVEY
POSTING OF AREAS
EMERGENCY EYEWASH
FACILITIES
SPECIAL PRECAUTION FOR
VISUALLY IMPAIRED
 SCREENING
EXAMINATIONS
ALL PERSONNEL WHO
WORK IN EYE
HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS
SHALL BE PROVIDED
EYE SCREENING EXAMS
PRIOR TO ASSIGNMENT
AND ANNUALLY THERE-
AFTER
 TRAINING:
SHALL INCLUDE:
- NEED FOR EYE PROTECTION
- USE OF AND CARE
- LIMITATIONS
- OPERATIONS WHICH REQUIRE
PROTECTION
- HOW TO PROPERLY WEAR
- LOCATIONS OF EYEWASH
FACILITIES
- FIRST AID PROCEDURES
MARINE CORPS
HEARING
CONSERVATION
PROGRAM
MARINE CORPS’GOAL

TO PREVENT
OCCUPATIONAL NOISE
RELATED HEARING LOSS
AMONG MARINE CORPS
PERSONNEL
BASIC ELEMENTS
SURVEY OF WORKPLACES TO IDENTIFY NOISE
HAZARDS AND PERSONNEL AT RISK
WHEN FEASIBLE WORKPLACES SHALL BE
MODIFIED TO REDUCE NOISE LEVEL TO
ACCEPTABLE LEVELS
ENGINEERING, ADMINISTRATIVE, CONTROLS
MEASURES SHALL BE EMPLOYED WHERE
POSSIBLE. PPE SHALL BE USED AS A LAST
RESORT.
PERIODIC HEARING TEST SHALL BE
CONDUCTED TO MONITOR THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM
 NOISE
MEASUREMENTS
IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY
CONTROL NOISE, IT IS NECESSARY
THAT THE NOISE BE MEASURED
AND EVALUATED PROPERLY BY
THE INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE DEPT
PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE
LIMIT (PEL)

PEL= 84 db(A) twa for 8 hours in a

40 hour work week

FOR INPACT OR IMPULSE NOISE

-140 dB PEAK
 COMMON SOUNDS
dB
Whisper Barely Audible 10

Normal Conversation Quiet 80

Air Conditioner Mod. Loud 80

Lawn Mower Ext. Loud 100

Loud Rock Music Uncomf. Loud 120

Jet (taking off) Pain Threshold 140

LABELING OF HAZARDOUS NOISE
AREAS AND EQUIPMENT

DESIGNATED HAZARDOUS
NOISE AREAS SHALL BE
LABELED WITH:

- NAVMED 6260/2 HAZARDOUS NOISE WARNING

DECAL 8”X 10.5”
NSN: 0105-LF-004-7200

-NAVMED 6260/2A HAZARDOUS NOISE LABELS

(DISPLAYED ON HAND TOOLS), 1”X1.5”
NSN: 0105-LF-004-78OO
 ABATEMENT OF EXISTING
NOISE HAZARDS
ENGINEERING DESIGN TO ELIMINATE OR
REDUCE NOISE LEVELS
DAMPING THE NOISE BY MEANS OF
MUFFLERS, MOUNTINGS, COUPLINGS,
INSULATIONS, ETC.
ACOUSTICAL ENCLOSURES
ISOLATION
SUBSTITION OF A LESS NOISY OPERATION
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS TO LIMIT
EXPOSURE
 AUDIOGRAMS:

ALL PERSONNEL SHALL RECEIVE A

REFERENCE BASELINE HEARING TEST
UPON ENTRY INTO THE MARINE CORPS

ALL PERSONNEL ROUTINELY EXPOSED

TO HAZARDOUS NOISE OR ASSIGNED
AN OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY THAT
INVOLVES ROUTINE EXPOSURE TO
HAZARDOUS NOISE
MONITORING AUDIOGRAM

ALL PERSONNEL EXPOSED TO

NOISE IN EXCESS OF THE NPEL
SHALL RECEIVE PERIODIC
MONITORING HEARING TESTS

HEARING TESTS SHALL BE

CONDUCTED AT LEAST ONCE A
YEAR AND ANNUALLY
THEREAFTER
 MONITORING
AUDIOGRAM
SHALL BE COMPARED TO THE
REFERENCE AUDIOGRAM TO
DETERMINE IF A SIGNIFICANT
THRESHOLD SHIFT HAS
OCCURRED.
 15 HOUR

PERSONNEL WHO DEMONSTRATE A

SIGNIFICANT THRESHOLD SHIFT
(STS) ON THEIR ANNUAL
MONITORING AUDIOGRAM SHALL
BE RETESTED AFTER THEY HAVE
REMAINED FREE FROM ALL NOISE
EXPOSURE EXCEEDING 80 db FOR
15 HOURS
 40 HOUR

OCCASIONALLY, AN STS IS STILL

EVIDENT FOLLOWING THE 15 HOUR
NOISE FREE PERIOD. IF THIS
OCCURS, THEN THE PERSONNEL
MUST BE KEPT FREE OF ALL NOISE
EXPOSURE FOR A PERIOD OF 40
HOURS BEFORE BEING TESTED
AGAIN.
 TERMINATION HEARING
TEST
MILITARY PERSONNEL SHALL RECEIVE A HEARING TEST
UPON DISCHARGE FROM THE MARINE CORPS.

CIVILIAN PERSONNEL WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED AN STS,

SHALL RECEIVE A HEARING TEST UPON TERMINATION OF
EMPLOYMENT.

ALL PERSONNEL REMOVED FROM THE HCP DUE TO NO

LONGER WORKING IN NOISE HAZARDOUS AREA, SHALL
RECEIVE A AUDIOGRAM TO DOCUMENT THEIR AUDITORY
STATUS AT THAT TIME.
RECORD KEEPING
THE RESULTS OF EACH
AUDIOGRAMS SHALL BE KEPT
IN PERSONAL MEDICAL
RECORDS.
 PERSONAL HEARING
DEVICES
HEARING PROTECTIVE DEVICES SHALL BE WORN BY
ALL PERSONNEL WHERE THERE IS NOISE LEVELS
GREATER THAN 84 db(A).

A COMBINATION OF INSERT TYPE AND CIRCUMURAL

MUFFS (DOUBLE PROTECTION) SHALL BE WORN
WHERE LEVELS EXCEED 104 db(A).

ALL PERSONNEL EXPOSED TO GUN FIRE, ARTILLERY

OR MISSILE FIRING IN A TRAINING EXCERSISES SHALL
USE HEARING PROTECTIVE DEVICES.

ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OF EXPOSURE TIME MAY BE

NECESSARY
EXCLUSION FROM FUTURE
NOISE EXPOSURE

PERSONNEL WHO EXHIBIT A

PROGRESSIVE SERIES OF
PERMANENT THRESHOLD SHIFTS
MUST BE CONSIDERED AS HIGH
RISK FOR FUTURE HEARING
DETERIORATION. THEY MUST BE
GIVEN SPECIAL CONSIDRATION
UNDER THIS PROGRAM
 TRAINING
ALL PERSONNEL IN THE HEARING
CONSERVATION PROGRAM SHALL BE
NOTIFIED AND RECEIVE TRAINING IN:

- THE ELEMENTS AND RATIONAL FOR A HEARING

CONSERVATION PROGRAM
- PROPER WEARING AND MAINTENANCE OF
HEARING DEVICES
- COMMAND AND INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBLITIES
- OFF-DUTY PRACTICES
- INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY IN PROTECTING
THEIR OWN HEARING
- HOW HEARING LOSS EFFECTS EMPLOYABILITY,
RETENTION, JOB PERFORMANCE AND
CAREER PROGRESSION