Buy quiet initiative in the USA

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• Personal Author:
  Beamer B ; Hayden C ; McCleery T
• Description:
  Noise-induced hearing loss is still considered one of the most common work-related illnesses in the United States of America. The U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health launched a national Buy Quiet campaign to raise awareness of the importance of purchasing quieter equipment. Buy Quiet encourages companies to seek out and demand quieter equipment thus driving the market to design and create quieter products. In the long run, investment in noise controls should be more prevalent as the market demands quieter products. This paradigm occurs as the market for quieter products expands both from the supply side (manufacturers) and the demand side (tool and equipment purchasers). The key to experiencing the reduced costs and increased benefits of Buy Quiet will be to develop partnerships between manufacturers and consumers. To this end, the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health continues to work with partners to educate stakeholders about the risks and true costs of noise-induced hearing loss, as well as the economic benefits of buying quieter equipment. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Education Engineering Environmental Exposure Hearing Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Preventive Medicine Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Noise Buy Quiet Engineering Controls Equipment Design Exposure Levels Hearing Disorders Hearing Loss Noise Exposure Noise Induced Hearing Loss Prevention Preventive Medicine Risk Factors Work Environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  0814-6039
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  51-54
• Volume:
  44
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048049
• Citation:
  Acoust Aust 2016 Apr; 44(1):51-54
• Contact Point Address:
  Bryan Beamer, National Instutute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1090 Tyscykyn Ave., MS C-27, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  zmy4@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Acoustics Australia
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202926/cdc_202926_DS1.pdf
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