Many activities, such as operating heavy machinery, enjoying loud concerts, or shooting guns at a range, generate harmful levels of sound. Ear protection reduces such noise to prevent long-term damage ...
ACCORDING to OSHA 1910.95(b)(1), when harmful workplace noise cannot be controlled by other means, "personal protective equipment shall be provided and used . . . ." This may seem like an easy task, ...
Despite more than 30 years of regulatory advances and ever-increasing awareness of the danger, noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) continues to be one of the leading preventable occupational injuries in ...