Prevalence of Hearing Loss Among Noise-Exposed Workers Within the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting Sector, 2003–2012

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• Personal Author:
  Calvert, Geoffrey M. ; Masterson, Elizabeth A. ; Themann, Christa L.
• Description:
  Background: The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of hearing loss among noise-exposed US workers within the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting (AFFH) sector. Methods: Audiograms for 1.4 million workers (17 299 within AFFH) from 2003 to 2012 were examined. Prevalence, and the adjusted risk for hearing loss as compared with the reference industry (Couriers and Messengers), were estimated. Results: The overall AFFH sector prevalence was 15% compared to 19% for all industries combined, but many of the AFFH sub-sectors exceeded the overall prevalence. Forestry sub-sector prevalences were highest with Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products at 36% and Timber Tract Operations at 22%. The Aquaculture sub-sector had the highest adjusted risk of all AFFH sub-sectors (PR = 1.70; CI = 1.42-2.04). Conclusions: High risk industries within the AFFH sector need continued hearing conservation efforts. Barriers to hearing loss prevention and early detection of hearing loss need to be recognized and addressed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Animals Forestry Hearing Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Hunting Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural Industry Agriculture, Forestry And Fishing Agriculture, Forestry And Fishing Sector Research Program Animal Handlers Aquatic Working Environment Audiological Testing Author Keywords: Aquaculture Fishing Fishing Industry Forestry Workers Hazardous Noise Hearing-impairment Hearing-loss Hearing Conservation Hearing Tests Material Hearing Impairment Noise-exposure Noise-induced Hearing Loss Noise Induced Hearing Loss Occupational-exposure Occupational Hearing Loss Prevalence Risk Analysis Surveillance Workers

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• 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:
  42-50
• Volume:
  61
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050660
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2018 Jan; 61(1):42-50
• Contact Point Address:
  Elizabeth A. Masterson, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum Ave, MS-R17, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  emasterson@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7c98b0a7fee070a9bd3cbd67ac633b1e83b06fe1b42848a2b5ea5f92bd94f47317bf393ebe2d736fde6070730b5ecc8e909ac2e1ff7839f948aa49936f15c31a
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210913/cdc_210913_DS1.pdf
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