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Turn the sound down: Bring the curtain down on noise challenges

December 5, 2017

In addition to long-term damage, OSHA warns that excessive noise can cause physical and psychological stress, reduce productivity, interfere with communication and concentration, and contribute to workplace accidents and injuries.

3 questions to ask about your hearing conservation program

Sean Barbeau

November 7, 2017

While most industrial facilities offer hearing protection to their employees, there are some very basic, yet overlooked, questions you can ask of your hearing conservation program (HCP) to determine if you are maximizing its effectiveness.

A NIOSH Science Blog post

National Protect Your Hearing Month – Time to fill the “know-do” gap

A variety of NIOSH blogs spread the word about hearing loss prevention

October 30, 2017

When it comes to health, a large gap often exists between what we know (for example, we know that eating too much sugar is bad for our health) and what we still do. Hearing loss prevention is no exception. We have been aware of the harmful effects of overexposure to noise for over a century.

October is National Protect Your Hearing Month

October 4, 2017

More than 36 million adults in the U.S. have some degree of hearing loss, according to the American Academy of Audiology. What may be surprising to people who think that hearing loss is a problem that comes with old age: more than 18 million are younger than age 65.

3M™ Personal Safety Division helps companies solve health and safety challenges with PPE at NSC 2017

3M features virtual reality educational experiences for fall protection and welding safety at national trade show

September 18, 2017

3M™ Personal Safety Division features the “3M Science of Safety” at the National Safety Council Congress & Expo (NSC), booth #2803, in Indianapolis beginning Monday, Sept. 25. In addition to highlighting new products and access to its credentialed technical service team, 3M is offering virtual reality training demonstrations for fall protection, fall protection for tools and welding safety.

Cirrus Research training expanded to include Environmental course

September 18, 2017

Noise Monitoring specialists Cirrus Research have expanded their product training and CPD programmes, adding an environmental noise measurement workshop to the roster.

Tracing the origins of hearing protection

Maureen Paraventi

August 25, 2017

Modern hearing protection largely owes its existence to 20th century warfare, which brought attention to the problem of noise-induced hearing loss.

A Confined Space blog post

OSHA: What’s On Your Regulatory Agenda?

Jordan Barab

July 25, 2017

The Office of Management and Budget released its Spring (very, very late Spring) Regulatory Agenda yesterday. The Regulatory Agenda is what it sounds like: a plan and timeline for each agency’s regulations, what the next steps are and when they are expected. The Regulatory Agenda is released every Spring and Fall.

Access: Supports for Living strengthens partnership with 3M™ Personal Safety Division to include production of 3M™PELTOR™ earmuffs

June 28, 2017

Access: Supports for Living and 3M™ Personal Safety Division have expanded their partnership to begin production of the full line of 3M™ PELTOR™ earmuffs for the military, law enforcement and commercial segments. Access employs severely disabled individuals, including disabled military personnel and veterans, to help with the assembly and packaging of hearing protection products.

Solving a noisy, painful problem

Replace dated equipment to protect your workers

Troy Bergum

June 20, 2017

Unfortunately, while the new building allowed Citrus Systems to increase production of its fruit and vegetable blends, concentrated juices, teas and other custom products, it carried over the same antiquated dock equipment used in the old one. And that caused a noisy, painful problem.