University of Calgary

Hearing Conservation Program

The University is committed to the protection of workers from occupational hazards. The University has developed and implemented a comprehensive Hearing Conservation Program to protect University workers from hearing loss due to occupational noise exposure. Where feasible, workplace noise levels shall be minimized by engineering controls at the source, and/or administrative controls. As a last resort, personal protective equipment in the form of hearing protection devices will be required. Identified noise hazard areas shall be defined where the eight-hour TWA exceeds 85 decibel A-Weighting (dBA); the use of appropriate hearing protection shall be mandatory in these areas.

The Hearing Conservation Program includes the following elements:

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  1.0 Policy statement and legislated requirements
  2.0 Roles & Responsibilities
  3.0 Hazard identification, assessment and control
  4.0 Noise surveys, personal dosimetry and audiometric testing
  5.0 Worker education and training;
  6.0 Recordkeeping
  7.0 Program review
  8.0 Definitions & References
  9.0 References and Additional Resources

Additional information concerning the use of hearing protection can be found:


Workers who are required, as a result of noise exposure, to be included in the hearing conservation program should complete Hearing Conservation Training. 

Click HERE for the Hearing Conservation training course offered by EH&S.

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