Hearing Protection


U.S. Supreme Court Accepts Donning & Doffing Case

The case involves time spent by U.S. Steel workers to put on and later take off protective clothing, hard hats, ear plugs, boots, and hoods and also traveling from locker rooms to their workstations.

Construction workers must hear and be heard over high levels of background noise.

Wireless Communications Boost Safety, Productivity

Is the system scalable? As your needs expand, your wireless system should be able to expand with you.

OSHA Steps In on Flight Attendant Safety Issues

FAA and OSHA proposed the new policy on Nov. 30.

ASSE Helping OSHA Collect Donated PPE

The donated items will be sent to 501c3 organizations in areas still recovering from Hurricane Sandy's damage.

Honeywell 3Q Sales Flat, EPS Up 9 Percent

CEO Dave Cote said "the commercial aerospace outlook, increasing infrastructure spending, and oil and gas investments" are encouraging.

Scott Safety Opens Abu Dhabi Facility

The subsidiary of Tyco International is also celebrating 80 years of operation and its role in helping to safeguard industrial, military, and fire service customers around the world.

Fortunately, manufacturers have responded with a number of speech-friendly hearing protectors. (Honeywell Safety Products photo)

Dispelling Hearing Protection Myths

There is no surgery, no rehabilitation, no medication that returns a noise-induced hearing loss back to normal.

3M Ear Plugs Added to AbilityOne Commission's Procurement List

The company has entered into a co-branding agreement with New Dynamics Corporation that means more than 20 employees, some of whom have disabilities, will assemble, package, and distribute five 3M hearing protection products.



Canada to Study Health Impact of Wind Turbine Noise

The proposed study by Health Canada, Statistics Canada, and outside experts would involve 2,000 residences and between eight and 12 turbines.

Sparklers burn at a temperature of about 2,000 degrees, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Safely Lighting the Fourth

Burns and lacerations to the hands, face, and head were the most commonly reported consumer injuries in 2010, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Airborne Lead Exposure at Gun Range Leads to $111K Fine

OSHA issued citations following a Jan. 21 inspection referred by the Illinois Department of Public Health that found two gun range operators were exposed to airborne lead levels up to 12 times the permissible level.

What's Up in PPE? More Fit Testing

An offering on display during this week's Safety 2012 conference brings the concept of fit testing to yet another PPE category.

Plastic Product Manufacturer Fined $156K after Worker Loses Fingertips

Willful violations involve failing to ensure that employees are not exposed to unguarded moving parts and prevent employees from placing their hands in machines’ points of operation.

Can You Spot the Safety Features at the Denver Zoo?

Its former safety director says they’re in place but well hidden in the Toyota Elephant Passage, which will open to the public June 1 –- just in time for those attending ASSE's Safety 2012 to visit, should they choose.

Landscaping Safety: Tips to Help Prevent Injuries

In the landscaping industry, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. It is always better to try and prevent an injury before it occurs, according to Denver-based Eley Law Firm, which specializes in worker’s compensation.

ISEA Growing, Poised for Strong 2012

The association's 2012 Executive Summit in San Antonio included a bullish economic report for this year and 2013.

While not all older adults have hearing loss, the likelihood of noise-induced hearing loss and other hearing impairment increases as we age.

Listen Up: Training Older Workers

The first thing we think of with respect to accommodations are for those with mobility impairment, but what about workers with hearing impairment?

With arc flash, there is too much at stake to take shortcuts. (DuPont photo)

No Shortcuts

With arc flash, there's too much at stake to take shortcuts. Avoid incidents and investigations through prevention and protection.

Slew of Safety Hazards Add Up to Ala. Firm's $50,645 Fine

Eleven serious health violations, with $43,400 in fines, involve workers' exposure to hexavalent chromium and silica, both of which can cause irreversible health problems.

Lead Exposure, Excessive Noise Leads to $106,600 Fine

An investigation that began on Oct. 24, 2011, found that employees were exposed to noise levels surpassing 85 decibels, as well as excessive airborne levels of lead and copper.

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