This publication describes a program that employers can implement to protect their
employees' hearing ability. The writers intended to take the reader beyond the minimum …

Federal governmental regulations dealing with the prevention of occupational noise‐
induced hearing loss began in 1969 with the publication of the Walsh–Healey Act and was …

Hearing conservation programs can comply with the letter of the law (meaning the OSHA
standard) and yet be ineffective in preventing work-related noise-induced hearing loss …

Noise exposure, in and out of the workplace, is believed to cause more new cases of
sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) and tinnitus than all other causes combined. Over 10 …

Noise pollution is a significant health hazard in the workplace today. This century's
technological boom has brought louder, larger, and faster industrial machines …

Noise, or unwanted sound, is one of the most pervasive occupational health problems.
Exposure to high levels of noise causes hearing loss and may cause other harmful health …

Hearing conservation programs have evolved from their original purpose of simply
screening employee hearing. With increasingly sophisticated analyses of growing …

Hearing loss is on the rise. Despite hearing conservation regulations, World Health
Organization calls noise-induced hearing loss the most common permanent, preventable …

According to the OSHA's Occupational Noise Exposure Standard and Hearing Conservation
Amendment (published in the Federal Register on March 8, 1983), if workers are exposed to …

The University of Washington is currently conducting a study, funded by the National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health, to examine noise exposures and hearing conservation …