Noise and Hearing Protection: Development of Two Training Exercises for Drillers

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• Personal Author:
  Barrett, Edward A. ; Calhoun RA
• Description:
  Drillers and their helpers are among the more than 30 million American workers who are regularly subjected to excessive workplace noise. Approximately one-third of these employees eventually develop permanent hearing loss. One explanation for this problem is inadequate training. To address this issue, NIOSH developed two training exercises to inform drillers about noise, hearing loss and proper use of hearing protection. This article reviews the development and evaluation of these exercises and discusses their use and availability. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Mining Noise Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Hearing-loss Hearing-protection Miners Mining-equipment Mining-industry Noise-induced-hearing-loss Personal-protection Personal-protective-equipment Training
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISSN:
  0099-0027
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRL - Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  36-41
• Volume:
  52
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20032785
• Citation:
  Prof Saf 2007 Nov; 52(11):36-41
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Professional Safety
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0edcfcbd779dc9d0b08f25dfb040b899b35d12dece058e919ec7b215475306540ab19e44e27d98baf88b8d5ef8a1f70a97bf8518a47b687aea9bfe589a1b9df1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226842/cdc_226842_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.52 MB ]