Session Lineup & Speakers Now Available – Register Now! Join us LIVE on October 30th, 2024 from 11:00am to 4:00pm ET Watch the sessions ON DEMAND in the NHCA Learning Center beginning October 31st, 2024 Join us on October 30th, 2024, for a unique opportunity to dive into the latest research and practical applications in hearing conservation.…
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By: Jackie DiFrancesco, Contributor Which Hearing Protection is Suitable for Those with Hearing Loss? When choosing hearing protection, one must first ensure it provides adequate attenuation to meet all applicable rules and regulations. It’s easy to assume that more attenuation is always better, but that’s not always the case. “Overprotection” occurs when a worker wears…
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By: Robert M. Traynor and Garry G. Gordon, Contributors In the event of a hearing loss or tinnitus claim, it is critical to have the support of an experienced professional legal team, including a forensic audiologist. In today’s culture, there are always workers that sue companies for alleged injuries incurred in the workplace. Even though…
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Hearing Protector Fit-Testing: Beyond the NRR Selecting and fitting hearing protectors is not as simple as checking the manufacturer-labeled noise reduction rating (NRR). The NRR, a laboratory measure based on the amount of noise reduction obtained by a group of individuals under ideal conditions, serves as a reference point to determine hearing protector suitability. However,…
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A Good dBA TWA Makes Your Day! According to OSHA’s 29 CFR 1904.5(a), professional supervisors (PS) “must consider an injury or illness to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing injury or illness.” For a PS of audiometric monitoring,…
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By: Tim Turney, Contributor Those that work in industrial settings may find themselves exposed to levels of noise that can cause long-term damage to their hearing. Most understand that being subjected to a loud, instantaneous noise can damage hearing beyond repair, but employees exposed to a lower noise level over the course of their working life can…
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The second video in the series (Part 2) is now available! The National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Hearing Loss Prevention Cross-Sector Council produced this series of videos featuring conversations with noise-exposed workers who have experienced hearing loss and/or tinnitus. These videos are being hosted by NHCA here. These are short motivational videos intended for a lay…
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Safe-in-Sound Award: Real-World Successes in Hearing Loss Prevention By: Thais C. Morata, NIOSH Senior Research Audiologist and NHCA Expert Since 2009, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) and the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC) have recognized those who demonstrate excellence or innovation in…
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By: Carol Case, Contributor Keeping tabs on your employees’ noise exposure is essential to ensuring their hearing safety in the workplace. If processes and equipment utilized in your facility remain fairly constant, you may not need to monitor noise all the time. OSHA requires employees to perform noise monitoring when “changes in production, process or…
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Age Adjustments in Audiometric Monitoring Routine audiometric monitoring is an important step in hearing loss prevention programs, allowing for the assessment of hearing changes across time. Optional age adjustments have been allowed by subtracting out expected “age” effects. Whether to apply age adjustments at the individual level (Figure 1), and which ones to use, has…
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