A hearing conservation program will quickly break down if workers don’t comply with rules to wear hearing protection devices (HPDs).
There are a few things you can do when you select the equipment to help ensure employees wear their HPDs. First, consider brightly-colored HPDs. There are many options available. If the color contrast is easy to see, you’ll be able to tell at a distance if someone is wearing earplugs. Another tip is to select corded plugs. It’s very easy to see a corded set of earplugs draped around a worker’s neck instead of in his ears.