Twenty-two companies, including four multiple winners, won in the magazine's eighth annual New Product of the Year contest. Winners will receive their trophies at the 2016 National Safety Congress & Expo in Anaheim.
Hearing damage is pervasive, both from occupational exposures and from recreational exposures. According to NIOSH, U.S. business paid more than $1.5 million in penalties last year for not protecting workers from noise and an estimated $242 million is spent annually on workers' compensation for hearing loss disability.
13 serious and one other-than-serious violation were found.
It is important to remember that any chemical that is ototoxic is also likely to be poisonous to the kidneys, because the inner ear and the kidneys arise from the same germ layer during embryonic development.
The displayed posters filled a large section of the expo floor in the Baltimore Convention Center. Many attendees walked up and down the rows seeking papers on topics of interest.
Industrial hygienists are challenged to protect employees from noise exposure in all types of work environments, including variable conditions. This project completed a baseline noise assessment at the Dow Northeast Technology Center’s mechanical areas.
An overwhelming body of documented evidence suggests that the current PEL should be lowered to 85 dBA and the exchange rate be lowered to 3 dB.
Even as hearing protection has improved in basic terms, such as weight, comfort, fit, and protection, we are seeing the introduction of more and more features.
NIOSH reports that hazardous noise affects approximately 22 million U.S. workers. This study is the first to report prevalence estimates for tinnitus by U.S. industry sector and occupation and provide these estimates side by side with prevalence estimates of hearing difficulty, according to the agency.
OSHA has proposed $157K in fines for the Illinois company.
The association has submitted a letter of support for legislation H.R. 3384.
The company faces $85,140 in fines.
Yikes! Hearing loss is the third-leading major U.S. public health issue.
Employers should not focus only on the NRR when selecting protectors.
What requirements must a hearing protector meet for arc flash protection?
The investigation was done as part of OSHA's National Emphasis Program on Amputations. OSHA issued 36 safety citations after a previous inspection in December 2014.
When combining hearing protection with safety glasses, face masks, etc., ensure performance is not adversely affected.
The Center for Hearing and Communication began it in 1996 to call attention to the dangers of long-term exposure to noise.
The construction industry had the highest incidence rate during most of the time periods examined in the study.
One of the most important things for a successful program is to get employees to feel like they are being included in the decision process of developing the program.