Occupational hearing loss (OHL) worker surveillance data: prevalence of hearing loss in the United States by industry (dataset).

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Background: Twenty-two million workers are exposed to hazardous noise in the United States. The purpose of this study is to estimate the prevalence of hearing loss among U.S. industries. Methods: We examined 2000-2008 audiograms for male and female workers ages 18-65, who had higher occupational noise exposures than the general population. Prevalence and adjusted prevalence ratios (PRs) for hearing loss were estimated and compared across industries. Results: In our sample, 18% of workers had hearing loss. When compared with the Couriers and Messengers industry sub-sector, workers employed in Mining (PR = 1.65, CI = 1.57-1.73), Wood Product Manufacturing (PR = 1.65, CL = 1.61- 1.70), Construction of Buildings (PR = 1.59, CI = 1.51-1.68), and Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (PR = 1.61, CL = 1.51-1.71) had higher risks for hearing loss. Conclusions: Workers in the Mining, Manufacturing, and Construction industries need better engineering controls for noise and stronger hearing conservation strategies. More hearing loss research is also needed within traditional ''low-risk'' industries like Real Estate. For further information, please contact Liz Masterson at OHLSurveillance@cdc.gov or (513) 841-4291. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Hearing Hearing Loss Men Noise Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Occupational Hearing Loss; Hearing Impairment; Hazardous Noise; Noise-induced Hearing Loss; Occupational Noise Exposure Standard Hearing; Hearing-loss; Humans; Men; Women; Audiometers; Workers; Age-groups; Noise-exposure; Exposure-levels; Hazards; Noise; Noise-exposure; Risk-factors; Surveillance-programs;
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSD-1001-2014-0
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Dataset
• Genre:
  Surveillance Dataset
• 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
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044827
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Surveillance Dataset SD-1001-2014-0, 2014 May; :dataset
• Email:
  OHLSurveillance@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational hearing loss (OHL) worker surveillance data: prevalence of hearing loss in the United States by industry."
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248244/cdc_248244_DS1.pdf
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