NIOSH Tools for Hearing Loss Prevention Programs

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• Personal Author:
  Azman, Amanda S. ; Hudak, Roberta L. ; Randolph, Robert F.
• Description:
  The mining workforce experiences high rates of hazardous noise exposure and hearing loss. However, previous studies have identified specific behavioral and attitudinal barriers that keep miners from effectively acting to prevent their own hearing loss. NIOSH has developed several new hearing loss prevention tools and interventions that specifically target these barriers to prevention. The NIOSH Hearing Loss Simulator addresses motivation to take action and knowledge about the consequences of noise exposure. The QuickFit earplug test device and QuickFitWeb online hearing protection tester address barriers to effective earplug and earmuff use by verifying at least 15 decibels of protection. The NIOSH Roll-Pull-Hold technique helps miners obtain better protection through an easy-to-remember set of steps that improves attenuation by 9 decibels. The "Inquiring Ears Want to Know" fact sheet helps miners to understand audiograms and to use them to maintain their hearing health. Each of these interventions can be used within the context of a comprehensive hearing loss prevention program. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ear Hearing Hearing Loss Mining Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Risk Assessment Safety Safety Management Sense Organs Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Ears Hearing-conservation Hearing-loss Hearing-protection Injuries Injury-prevention Mine-workers Miners Mining-industry Noise-exposure Noise-levels Noise-pollution Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards Risk-analysis Safety-education Safety-engineering Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-practices Safety-research Underground-mining Work-analysis Work-environment Work-practices Worker-motivation Workplace-monitoring Workplace-studies

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OMSHR - Office of Mine Safety and Health Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20036537
• Citation:
  2010 SME Annual Meeting and Exhibit, February 28 - March 3, Phoenix, Arizona, Preprint 10-085. Littleton, CO: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., 2010 Feb; :1-4
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  2010 SME Annual Meeting and Exhibit, February 28 - March 3, Phoenix, Arizona, Preprint 10-085
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fe6248bbdab8cdc3eb1f1a34345b2d035f63c80477d645cd8c2dbc37ae6b64b0c665132ffabbc08a5df8ba509b9a712c95e25346c3d9cb58ae27f7491708e70f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/227181/cdc_227181_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 213.63 KB ]