Personal Attenuation Ratings of Farmers: How Well Do Earplugs Really Fit?

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• Personal Author:
  Anthony, T. Renée ; Devito C ; Gibbs JL
• Description:
  Farmers are exposed to multiple noise sources, yet little is known about whether farmers are adequately inserting hearing protection devices for noise protection. This study used the 3M EARfit Dual Validation System to test 60 farmer participants (77% males, 33% females) on four types of ear plugs. There was no significant difference between gender. Younger farmers (age 16 - 23) had better attenuation ratings than older farmers for formable ear plugs. Farmers achieved better hearing protection with non-formable plugs (push-in and triflange types). Less than 6% of the farmers actually achieved levels anticipated from the manufacturer's Noise Reduction Rating (NRR). As a result of this project, GPCAH has started targeted promotion of different types of ear plugs to farmers of different age groups and for special work tasks. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Agriculture Ear Farmers Hearing Loss Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Protective Clothing Safety Sense Organs

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• Keywords:
  Age Factors Agricultural Safety Ear Protection Farm Workers Hearing Loss Prevention Noise Exposure Safety Practices
• Publisher:
  Iowa's Center for Agricultural Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052867
• Citation:
  Best practices for new horizons: 16th Annual Midwest Rural Agricultural Safety & Health (MRASH) Conference, November 14-15, 2017, Pella, Iowa. Iowa City, IA: Iowa's Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, 2017 Nov; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa, Iowa City
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Best practices for new horizons: 16th Annual Midwest Rural Agricultural Safety & Health (MRASH) Conference, November 14-15, 2017, Pella, Iowa
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1fecfafd6c0966103c8d2ad6868b3578eff5c1082370e94317e5ed27ab15dcda358f3bb26b64cf05fc4f0c79930d3ecce8308275c280ea33150f9346a8dd3799
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215780/cdc_215780_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 125.09 KB ]