Articles Tagged with ''hearing protection''

Pro Tech Technologies, Inc. has introduced its NoiseBuster® Communications Module for use with portable communications devices such as mobile phones, smartphones, iPhones®, personal computers, iPads® and two-way radios.

Hearing conservation program checklists abound on the Internet and in hearing conservation literature.

Hearing conservation processes that involve people can be better understood as behavioral challenges subject to human frailty. 

Occupational hearing loss is the most common work-related injury in the United States. 

Generally, are personal listening devices in the workplace a good or bad idea?

The IS Smart Muff combines Sensear’s one-of-a-kind SENS™ (speech enhancement, noise suppression) technology to enable clear and safe communication in high noise environments where hazardous and potentially combustible materials are present.

Although it is physically an injury to the hair cells of the inner ear, noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is considered and documented as an illness by OSHA. This article examines noise-induced hearing loss as both an injury and illness, and looks at ways to use leading indicators to prevent occupational hearing loss.

A study just published online in Occupational & Environmental Medicine yields up some surprising results: workers exposed to noise over long periods of time have a decreased risk of injuries.