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To the Point About: Preventing Hearing Loss
Biz Library
Updated Feb 05, 2019Our workplace is full of hazards, hazards than can cause injury and disability. Controlling these hazards and preventing injuries is the point of our safety and health program. One such hazard is the one presented by high levels of harmful noise. Controlling our exposure to high levels of noise can prevent the life changing effects of hearing loss. That is the point of our hearing loss prevention program and that is the point of this program. Topics include how the components of the ear process sound, permissible exposure limits, use of disposable and reusable ear plugs, advantages and disadvantages of ear muffs, audiometric testing, and the importance of protecting our hearing.
