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U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
AAO-HNS -
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
AIHA - American
Industrial Hygiene Association
ANSI - American
National Standards Institute
AOMA - American
Occupational Medical Association
ASHA - American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association
CAOHC - Council
for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation
CFR - Code of
Federal Regulations
CHABA - Committee
on Hearing, Bioacoustics, and Biomechanics
CI - confidence
interval
dB - decibels
dB SPL -
decibel(s), sound pressure level
dBA - decibel(s),
A-weighted
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EPA - U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
Fed. Reg. -
Federal Register
HLPP - hearing
loss prevention program
hr - hour(s)
HTL - hearing
threshold level
Hz - hertz
ISO -
International Standards Organization
kHz - kilohertz
LAeq 8 hr
- equivalent continuous sound for 8 hr
min - minutes
ms -
millisecond(s)
MSHA - Mine
Safety and Health Administration
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NHAN - National
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NHCA - National
Hearing Conservation Association
NIHL -
noise-induced hearing loss
NIOSH - National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NOES - National
Occupational Exposure Survey
NOHSM - National
Occupational Health Survey of Mining
NRR - noise
reduction rating
ONHS -
Occupational Noise and Hearing Survey
OSHA -
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PEL - permissible
exposure limit
REAT - real ear
attenuation at threshold
REL - recommended
exposure limit
s - second(s)
SIC - standard
industrial classification
SPL - sound
pressure level
STS - standard
threshold shift
T-BEAM -
task-based exposure assessment model
TTS2 - temporary
threshold shift 2 min after a period of noise exposure
TWA -
time-weighted average
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