Prevalence of workers with shifts in hearing by industry: a comparison of OSHA and NIOSH hearing shift criteria

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• Personal Author:
  Deddens JA ; Masterson, Elizabeth A. ; Sweeney, Marie H. ; Themann, Christa L. ; Wall, David K.
• Description:
  Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the prevalence of workers with National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health significant threshold shifts (NSTS), Occupational Safety and Health Administration standard threshold shifts (OSTS), and with OSTS with age correction (OSTS-A), by industry using North American Industry Classification System codes. Methods: From 2001 to 2010, worker audiograms were examined. Prevalence and adjusted prevalence ratios for NSTS were estimated by industry. NSTS, OSTS, and OSTS-A prevalences were compared by industry. Results: Twenty percent of workers had an NSTS, 14% had an OSTS, and 6% had an OSTS-A. For most industries, the OSTS and OSTS-A criteria identified 28% to 36% and 66% to 74% fewer workers than the NSTS criteria, respectively. Conclusions: Use of NSTS criteria allowing for earlier detection of shifts in hearing is recommended for improved prevention of occupational hearing loss. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Environmental Exposure Hearing Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Safety Sense Organs Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Age-factors Audiological-testing Auditory-system Exposure-levels Hearing-acuity Hearing-impairment Hearing-loss Hearing-tests Hearing-threshold Industrial-exposures Noise-exposure Noise-induced-hearing-loss Occupations Ototoxicity Sound Statistical-analysis Surveillance-programs Work-environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  446-455
• Volume:
  56
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044081
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2014 Apr; 56(4):446-455
• Contact Point Address:
  Elizabeth A.Masterson, PhD, CPH, COHC, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS-R17, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  EMasterson@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a710a41e0176e11f86a944b9b5d7cd8cca5430566728717a55dde092a5b85e34044142be75b7e2085df5645f902c9497bceb7b38900ad470cc46a40097842fe1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/199930/cdc_199930_DS1.pdf
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