Three Steps for Mitigating Hearing Loss in the Workforce

Employers should perform a three-step process in order to best determine how to mitigate potential hazards and implement safety protocol.

OH&S SafetyPod: Introducing Safety Speak! New Weekly Mini Episodes

For our inaugural Safety Speak episode we will be discussing National Safety Stand-Down, what OSHA has to say about face coverings, hearing loss in the services sector and Hazard Communications.

New Study Shows Prevalence of Hearing Loss in Services Sector

New research from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health illustrates the increased risk of hearing loss among noise-exposed workers in the service sector.

OH&S SafetyPod: Hassle-Free Occupational Hearing Test Scheduling

Editor Sydny Shepard discusses hearing test scheduling in the age of COVID-19 with Kate Mosley, Product Manager of Occupational Hearing Testing at SHOEBOX.

Hearing Protection Devices and Solutions

Millions of workers are exposed to hearing hazards every year, and even though OSHA regulations and NIOSH recommendations in the U.S. specify hearing protection, occupational hearing loss is still the number one reported worker illness in manufacturin

NIOSH Taking Applications for 2020 Safe-in-Sound Awards

The agency seeks companies that have adopted a "no tolerance" attitude toward occupational hearing loss and have both employees and management involved in preventing it, as well as organizations that have developed evidence-based, innovative approaches to prevent noise-induced hearing loss.

Quest Edge

With the Quest™ Edge 4+ Personal Noise Dosimeters by TSI, safety professionals can monitor worker noise exposure in real-time through Bluetooth® connection to the Edge dB App. The App can program the dosimeter, start and stop surveys, monitor noise exposure data in real-time, and email results. Monitoring noise levels from a safe distance allows workers to continue their tasks without interruption and maintains safe social distancing. The Edge 4+ also has up to 80 hours of run time on a battery charge, an easy to read OLED color screen, and a simple to operate interface.

Alphas™Reusable Earplugs

Passive Earmuffs: Making Comfort Personal

Providing the Best PPE Is No Guarantee: A Guide to Addressing Human Factors in your PPE Program

Even the best PPE only works when worn—so how do you get workers to actually wear PPE all the time? PPE compliance is greatly influenced by a person’s state of mind, and being in a rush, frustrated, tired or complacent with hazards affects decisions around PPE compliance in critical moments. This paper addresses how to deal with human factors in your safety program to reduce injuries and improve PPE use among employees.

Inside the EPA Proposed Change to the Noise Reduction Rating

In anticipation of the EPA's expected change to the Noise Reduction Rating (NRR), Howard Leight has issued a brochure that explains known details of the proposed changes for hearing protectors. Titled, "Inside the EPA's Proposed Change to the Noise Reduction Rating," the brochure is designed as a handy information resource for safety managers, providing background on the impending new rating system and the ANSI testing protocols on which it is expected to be based.

Combating Common Objections to Hearing Protection Wear

Keeping workers properly protected from hazardous noise and motivated to wear their hearing protectors is a challenge for any safety manager. With proper training and ongoing encouragement, most workers do wear their earplugs or earmuffs on the job. However, there are always a few workers who feel compelled to raise objections instead of just donning their hearing protectors and getting on with the job.

Multilingual Hearing Instructions

One of the challenges of occupational health testing today is language barriers — two out of every 25 people in the U.S. are not proficient in English. Benson Medical responds to this challenge by providing audio instructions and printable reports in 21 different languages for both hearing and pulmonary function testing.

Peltor Earmuffs X Series: Listen to the Future

3M™ Peltor™ X Series Earmuffs protect workers in a variety of harsh enviroments with the most advanced technology on the market. Listen to the future. Protect your hearing today.

Buy Quiet Construction Video

This 2014 NIOSH video provides an overview of Buy Quiet initiatives and resources to construction company owners, employees, subcontractors, purchasers and suppliers of power tools and equipment, and to the general community. Buy Quiet addresses the vision of eliminating noise hazards early in the life cycle of power tools and equipment, thus reducing the risk of occupational hearing loss among operators and nearby workers. Companies are encouraged to implement Buy Quiet within their organization as any company whose workers are subjected to hazardous noise exposures can benefit from Buy Quiet initiatives. Visit http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/buyquiet for more information.