Contact Information


NAME:  Public Health Command Europe Army Hearing Program

EMAIL ADDRESS: usarmy.landstuhl.medcom-ph-e.mbx.pm-army-hearing-program@health.mil

TELEPHONE:  +49 (0) 6371 9464 9718

DSN:  314-590-9718

MAILING ADDRESS: Public Health Command Europe, Army Hearing Program, CMR 402, APO AE 09180

About the Army Hearing Program
Our mission is to maximize hearing and communication thus contributing to survivability, lethality, mission effectiveness and quality of life through four distinct yet overlapping pillars: Hearing Readiness, Clinical Hearing Services, Operational Hearing Services and Hearing Conservation. 

Our vision is to optimize Soldier readiness and survivability through hearing health education, appropriately fitted hearing protection devices (HPDs) and annual monitoring audiometry testing for: 
  • All Soldiers in all Compos and any MOS assigned to USAREUR. 
  • All noise exposed DA civilians and Local Nationals who are assigned to USAREUR and enrolled in the OSHA model based Hearing Conservation Program which falls under the purview of the Occupational Health section at PHCE.
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Annual Hearing Health Education Brief

How often is training is required?

Noise-exposed personnel must complete a Hearing Health Education briefing at least annually. Employees who understand the reason they are on the hearing conservation program will be more motivated to participate in the program by wearing hearing protection and attending required annual hearing exams.

What are the mandatory training topics?

The mandatory training topics include: the effects of noise; the purpose, advantages, and disadvantages of various types of hearing protectors; the selection, fit, and care of protectors; and the purpose and procedures of audiometric testing.

Additional hearing health education topics may include: an overview of the Army Hearing Program; the mechanisms of hearing loss and the impact of hearing loss on communication; and hearing loss prevention tactics.

Who can conduct the hearing health education brief?

Personnel well-versed in all components of the AHP may serve as qualified instructors.

Qualified instructors include:

  • The Army Hearing Program Office
  • Preventative medicine professionals
  • Occupational Health nurses
  • Safety Officers
  • DoD certified hearing technicians or hearing program officers

Online training is also available on Milsuite. The training link below meets the basic hearing health education requirements by the DoD Hearing Conservation Program (DODI 6055.12).  A certificate of completion is available upon successful completion of this training https://www.milsuite.mil/university/hearing_center_of_excellence/courses/annual-hearing-conservation-education/

What are the annual training documentation requirements?

A log of all individuals trained must be maintained in order to adhere with OSHA and AER 40-501 regulations. Training may be documented on a roster or in DTMS. Training certificates from online courses can be added to safety binders. If tracking using DTMS, please use DTMS Code: Task Number: 081-68U-0011, Task Name: Conduct Hearing Loss Prevention Education.

Educational Materials are also available via the Hearing Center of Excellence at https://hearing.health.mil/