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Hearing Protection Devices Stats and Facts
FACTS OHL can occur when workers are exposed to loud noise or ototoxic chemicals. Noise is considered loud (hazardous) when it reaches 85 decibels or higher, or if a person […]
FavoriteNoise and Hearing Protection – Stats & Facts
FACTS Too much noise can gradually damage your hearing. The damage may not be noticeable at first, but once it occurs, the hearing loss is permanent. The louder the sound […]
FavoriteNoise-Induced Hearing Loss Stats & Facts
FACTS A worker can have measurable occupational hearing loss, but not yet be deemed “hearing impaired” for regulatory purposes. In order to be recorded in OSHA’s statistics, a person’s hearing […]
FavoriteSeven Statistics on Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
Noise-induced hearing loss is a serious and preventable workplace and off-the-job hazard. Here are seven statistics relating to this problem. Four million American workers who go to work each day […]
FavoriteHearing Conservation Stats & Facts
DID YOU KNOW? The goal of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) hearing conservation standard (29 CFR 1910.95) is to protect the approximate 22 million workers that are exposed to […]
FavoriteBy the Numbers – Hearing and Noise Prevention
DID YOU KNOW? Occupational Hearing Loss (OHL) The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends that workers are not exposed to noise at a level that amounts to more […]
FavoriteHearing Protectors Fact Sheets
HOW CAN I PROTECT MY HEARING AT WORK? The surest methods of preventing noise-induce hearing loss (NIHL) is to eliminate the source, or to reduce noise at the source by engineering […]
FavoriteNoise – Hearing Conservation Program Fact Sheets
IS A HEARING CONSERVATION PROGRAM REQUIRED IN ALL JURISDICTIONS IN CANADA? Eight jurisdictions specifically require a hearing conservation program when: Noise exceeds the jurisdiction's occupational exposure limit (four jurisdictions: Federal, British […]
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