Eartalk – Hearing Protector and Communication System

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• Personal Author:
  Kardous CA
• Description:
  Approximately 30 million workers in the United States are exposed to noise levels at work that are potentially hazardous to hearing. In certain work environments, such as construction and agriculture, engineering noise controls are difficult, if not impossible, to implement. These workers must instead rely on personal hearing protection to prevent noise-induced hearing loss. In many cases, however, worker safety depends on the ability to communicate with others. Given the choice between personal safety and hearing loss prevention, many workers choose not to wear hearing protectors that they perceived impair their ability to communicate. EARTALK is a combined hearing protector and communication device designed to be incorporated into a set of earmuff cups in such a way that their noise-reducing characteristics are not significantly diminished. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Construction Industry Engineering Hazardous Substances Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Safety Management Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Construction-industry Construction-workers Engineering-controls Hazards Health-hazards Hearing-disorders Hearing-impairment Hearing-loss Hearing-protection Noise-exposure Noise-induced-hearing-loss Noise-levels Noise-protection Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards Safety-measures Work-environment Workers

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• ISBN:
  9781861560759
• Publisher:
  Whurr Publishers Ltd.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DBBS - Division of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  183-188
• Volume:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20027883
• Citation:
  Advances in noise research: volume 2, protection against noise. Prasher P, Luxon L, Pyykko I, eds. Chichester, United Kingdom: Whurr Publishers Ltd., 1998 Jan; :183-188
• Editor(s):
  Prasher D; Luxon L; Pyykko I
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1998
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Advances in noise research: volume 2, protection against noise
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5bc92aa24a81bfe422f0f5081f0143869d39dcc17ae0cc3e925c744a3f43a01a62bcf9cd71d6e03cea8526eafa6afad4d2435cdc863c3568a96ef1a1b06a4b4d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/197702/cdc_197702_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.03 MB ]