As leaders, it’s essential to offer hearing protection in noisy environments and encourage employees who are wearing ...

New technologies make the goal of OSHA's Hearing Conservation Amendment, the elimination of noise-induced hearing loss, very feasible. When OSHA enacted its new Hearing Conservation Amendment in 1983, ...

The OSHA occupational noise exposure standard 29CFR1910.95 includes requirements and methods for determining worker noise exposures. The noise exposure data is important for selecting hearing ...

Work-related hearing loss is a critical health and safety issue. Noise-induced hearing loss is preventable, but once acquired it is permanent and irreversible. Therefore, preventative measures have ...

OSHA's first line of defense against hazardous noise involves engineering and administrative controls on equipment or manufacturing processes. If these fail, the Occupational Noise Exposure Standard ...

The OSHA Occupational Noise Exposure Standard, 29 CFR 1910.95, requires the establishment of a Hearing Conservation Program when employees are exposed to high noise levels in the workplace. Bates ...

The world is loud. A walk down the street bombards one's ears with the sound of engines revving, car horns blaring, and the ...

LANDSTUHL, Germany – The World Health Organization has designated March 3 as World Hearing Day. The WHO estimates 466 million people have disabling hearing loss. By 2050, that figure will almost ...

Hunters unacquainted with using hearing aids may not know that batteries used in electronic hearing protection are different from similar-looking, long-lasting batteries used in watches. The life of a ...

Left blind and deaf at 18 months old from a serious illness, Helen Keller overcame her disabilities to become a renowned author and educator. According to Helen Keller, losing her hearing was a ...

Exposure to high levels of noise for extended periods of time can cause hearing loss. In accordance with the OSHA Occupational Noise Exposure Standard, employees whose job tasks require them to be ...

The purpose of this Hearing Conservation Program is to protect employees from the adverse effects of excessive noise exposure. This program covers all Western Michigan University employees who may be ...