Background: Occupational noise-induced hearing loss (ONIHL) is a complex, but
preventable, health problem for South African miners. Meticulously collected data should be …

Literature into exposure to occupational noise in developing countries suggests that the
prevalence of occupational noise–induced hearing loss is still high. There is also evidence …

Introduction Occupational Noise Induced Hearing Loss (ONIHL) is one of the most prevalent
conditions among mine workers globally. This reality is due to mine workers being exposed …

Purpose. The current study aimed to investigate the knowledge of mineworkers regarding
noise-induced hearing loss in the South African gold and non-ferrous mining subsectors …

Objective: The main objective of this article was to present some of the engineering noise
control methods that are currently being used across the world in the mining industry, while …

Occupational noise-induced hearing loss (ONIHL) is classified as the leading work-related
disability in the mining industry. ONIHL has a negative impact, on not only the health and …

Background: The limited involvement of audiologists in occupational noise-induced hearing
loss (ONIHL) management through hearing conservation programmes (HCPs) is a global …

Background. Complex interventions have been conducted in the field of public health to
improve health at the individual, organizational policy or population level. In occupational …

This book is an original scholarly book that introduces the concept of preventive audiology,
with a specific focus on the African context, which is in line with the South African re …

Background: Historically, occupational health concerns associated with mining, particularly
occupational noise-induced hearing loss (ONIHL), were ignored by the mining sector …