More and more studies are coming out that document the benefits of ear plug fit testing for industrial workers.
The page offers information related to chronic diseases that accompany aging.
The apps address ladder safety, heat stress, safe lifting, noise monitoring, and first aid.
The welding arc creates extreme temperatures and may pose a significant fire and explosion hazard if safe practices are not followed.
The agency has issued $185,700 in penalties to Schwan's Global Supply Chain Inc., the manufacturing arm of The Schwan Food Company, after an inspection of its Atlanta plant.
Check for compatibility. It's important to have your employees suit up with all of their gear when fitting a hearing protector.
The justices agreed with the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that protective gear is not distinct from “work clothes.”
The company is participating to help hometown fans avoid hearing loss during the game, when partisans hope to set a new noise standard.
The National Safety Council's big annual conference will return to the Southern California city, which is planning to expand its convention center.
Frank Little, vice president and general manager of 3M's Personal Safety Division, explains how the company builds its competency in countries all over the world and interacts with safety authorities and customers as they manage issues such as disease outbreaks and disasters.
Self-fitting technology will enhance communication and eventually incorporate intelligent filtering that will adapt to your noise environment.
The real issue is not that hearing protection has played second fiddle to other PPE products, but that there is a lack of education regarding noise-induced hearing loss.
The inspection of Supreme Oil Co.'s Englewood, N.J., facility arose from OSHA’s Site-Specific Targeting effort, which is based on self-reported injury and illness data.
Presented by 3M and the National Hearing Conservation Association on Oct. 15-16, it includes several experts in hearing conservation. Posters are due by Aug. 16.
The Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Awards™ are a partnership between NIOSH and the National Hearing Conservation Association to honor excellent hearing loss prevention practices in the workplace.
Employers can find assistance in maintaining an effective noise monitoring and hearing loss prevention program from OSHA and NIOSH.
A researcher from West Virginia University proposed a battery of audiologic tests that could help to diagnose solvent-induced hearing loss.
The alliance will offer guidance on a variety of hazards to workers in four states.
We have Frank run the machine during the morning hours and Jim run it in the afternoon. We have not cut down the noise of the machine, but we've cut their noise exposures in half.
Also honored Feb. 22 during the National Hearing Conservation Association's annual conference was Dangerous Decibels®, a hearing loss and tinnitus intervention program.