Preventing Noise-Induced Hearing Loss By Jerome E. Spear, CSP, CIH Noise, or unwanted sound, is a by-product of many industrial processes. Sound consists of pressure changes in a medium (usually air), caused by vibration or turbulence. These pressure changes produce waves emanating away from the … [Read more...] about Preventing Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
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Hearing Conservation Compliance & Sex
Hearing Conservation Compliance & Sex Guest Post by Karl Cameron Noise is one of the most widely spread occupational health problems in the workforce today. Millions of workers are exposed to noise levels that are potentially hazardous to their hearing. Noise being generally classed as … [Read more...] about Hearing Conservation Compliance & Sex
Avoidable Workplace Health and Safety Hazards
Avoidable Workplace Health and Safety Hazards Guest Post Every job carries certain risks. Some are obvious, like those that a miner or a construction worker face, while some are far more subtle and considered very common, such as driving after working hard through the night. While it is simply not … [Read more...] about Avoidable Workplace Health and Safety Hazards
Draft Model Work Health and Safety Regulations
Draft Model Work Health and Safety Regulations In a Media Release today, Mr Tom Phillips AM, Safe Work Australia Chair, announced the commencement of the public comment period on the draft model Work Health and Safety Regulations and priority model Codes of Practice.Read the media release The … [Read more...] about Draft Model Work Health and Safety Regulations
Quick Facts on Hearing Protection in the Workplace
Quick Facts on Hearing Protection in the Workplace Guest post Exposure to loud noises has serious short-term and long-term health consequences for employees, including permanent hearing loss. Some effects of industrial noise, such as increased irritability and difficulty concentrating, reduce … [Read more...] about Quick Facts on Hearing Protection in the Workplace
Noise induced hearing loss
Noise induced hearing loss Our senses are based on an ability to capture incoming information and translate those triggers into meaningful information. And so, hearing is based on an ability to capture sound waves coming into the ear from the surrounding air that are then delivered via the hearing … [Read more...] about Noise induced hearing loss
