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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By: Robert M. Traynor, Ed.D., MBA, FNAP and Garry G. Gordon, M.S. The World Health Organization estimates that 1.5 billion people (nearly 20% of the global population) live with some degree of recordable hearing impairment.1 For 700 million of these individuals, their degree of hearing impairment is considered a disability. Hearing loss in the U.S.…
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Measurement Basics: Don’t Push the Limits By: Donald Finan, Contributor Your sound level meter may be trying to tell you something: It has limits, as do we all. Depending on how far you push someone’s limits, you may receive a very clear response. For sound level meters, the response might not be quite as clear…
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By: Pete Murphy, Contributor What comes to mind when you think of ways to protect yourself on the job? Goggles or glasses to protect your eyes; gloves to protect your hands; and a hard hat to protect your head—but what about hearing protection for your ears? Like all PPE, hearing protection is essential to avoid…
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By: J. Andrew Merkley, AuD, CCC-A, CPS/A, CAOHC Council Chair As of August 2023, the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC) celebrates its 50th anniversary of promoting best practices in occupational hearing conservation across the U.S. Historical Perspective The origin of the Council dates back to the mid-1960s, when the American Association of…
Read More >>The sooner kids learn about protecting themselves against hearing loss, the better. Read about how to educate kids of all ages on the importance of hearing protection. For educators and parents who want to teach kids about noise pollution, personal protective equipment and how to avoid hearing loss, there is a treasure trove of information…
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Audiometric Monitoring: Boothless Audiometry is a Reality Workers undergo millions of hearing tests as part of hearing conservation programs (HCP) each year, which are conducted within a sound booth to control background noise. The use of a sound booth often requires a worker to travel offsite to the test location or, sometimes, a mobile trailer…
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