Cochrane Corner: Interventions to Prevent Hearing Loss Caused by Noise at Work

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• Personal Author:
  Brennan-Jones CG ; Morata, Thais C. ; Tao KFM ; Tikka C
• Description:
  This Cochrane Corner features "Interventions to prevent hearing loss caused by noise at work", published in 2017. The aim of this Cochrane Review was to find out if hearing loss caused by noise at work is being prevented by current interventions. Tikka et al. identified 29 studies that studied the effect of preventive measures. One study evaluated legislation to reduce noise exposure, eleven studies evaluated effects of personal hearing protection devices and 17 studies evaluated effects of hearing loss prevention programmes (HLPPs). There was some very low-quality evidence that implementation of stricter legislation can reduce noise levels in workplaces and moderate-quality evidence that training of proper insertion of earplugs significantly reduces noise exposure at short-term follow-up. This Cochrane review has identified specific strategies that have shown effectiveness in reducing workplace noise, such as the implementation of stricter legislation and the need for training in the proper use of earplugs and earmuffs to reduce noise exposure to safe levels. The overall quality of evidence for the effectiveness of HLPPs in preventing hearing loss was very low, there was limited follow-up of participants receiving training for insertion of earplugs and no controlled studies examining engineering controls to reduce workplace noise. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Engineering Hearing Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Hearing Loss Cochrane Engineering Controls Hearing Loss Hearing Loss Prevention Hearing Protection Noise Exposure Noise Levels Noise Protection Occupational Health Personal Protection Personal Protective Equipment PPE Training Work Environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  1499-2027
• 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:
  1-4
• Volume:
  59
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056536
• Citation:
  Int J Audiol 2020 Jan; 59(1):1-4
• Contact Point Address:
  Christopher G. Brennan-Jones, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western, Nedlands, Western Australia
• Email:
  chris.brennan-jones@telethonkids.org.au
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Audiology
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214127/cdc_214127_DS1.pdf
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