A multi-component intervention to promote hearing protector use among construction workers

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• Personal Author:
  Daniell B ; Edelson J ; Meischke H ; Neitzel R ; Seixas, Noah S. ; Sheppard L ; Stover B
• Description:
  Hearing protection devices (HPD) remain a primary method of prevention of noise-induced hearing loss despite their well-known limitations. A three-pronged intervention to increase HPD use was conducted among construction workers and included a baseline hearing loss prevention training, follow-up 'toolbox' (TB) reinforcement trainings, and use of a personal noise level indicator (NLI). A total of 176 subjects on eight sites completed three assessments. Prior to intervention, HPDs were used an average of 34.5% of the time and increased significantly, up about 12.1% after intervention and 7.5% two months after interventions were completed. The increase in HPD use was greatest among the group receiving both TB and NLI interventions; up about 25% from baseline, and this group was about two times more likely to use HPDs than the BL (baseline) training only group. This study demonstrates the mild impact of a well-constructed HPD use training and provides support for the additional use of a personal NLI to increase use of HPDs among construction workers. The most effective procedures for using such instruments require further exploration. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Hearing Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Safety Management Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Hearing Protectors Construction Construction-industry Construction-workers Hearing-conservation Hearing-protection Hearing Conservation Training Hearing Loss Prevention Intervention Research Noise-exposure Noise-induced-hearing-loss Noise-protection Noise-sources Noise Exposure Personal-protective-equipment Protective-equipment Protective-measures Safety-education Safety-measures Statistical-analysis Training Work-operations Worker-motivation Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  1499-2027
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  50
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20038777
• Citation:
  Int J Audiol 2011 Mar; 50(Suppl 1):S46-S56
• Contact Point Address:
  Noah Seixas, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, 4225 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98105
• Email:
  nseixas@u.washington.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050430
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Audiology
• Supplement:
  1
• End Date:
  20090429
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:cb632f03018299cee3ee07087c54fe1785371d5cf5733ef4e340e303a1672ed3d9716302e744af00dd02c3b3adaf480b487b526e83eca5406d4b9375d01a5e60
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192368/cdc_192368_DS1.pdf
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