Early Detection/Prevention Key to Avoiding Occupational Noise-induced Hearing Loss

Download a comprehensive guide to establishing workplace hearing conservation programs

Series of yes / no questions on occupational hearing conservation programs

Audiometric evaluation is crucial to the success of the hearing loss prevention program

Hearing Hazard from the Noise of Vehicle Air Bag Deployment

Guidance on Australian requirements for noise in the workplace

An overview and definition

Occupational exposure limits (OELs) for workplace noise

Maximum Duration Exposure in Hours per Employee per 24 Hour Period

Advice on workplace noise measurement requirements in Canada

Text of sections from the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) that may be applicable to noise issues

Text of the Federal Aviation Administration regulations for Airport Noise and Compatibility Planning

Covers standards for transportation equipment, motor carriers, low-noise-emission products, and construction equipment

Text of the Railroad Noise Emission Compliance Regulations from the Code of Federal Regulations

Text of the Interstate Motor Carrier Noise Emission Compliance Regulations from the Code of Federal Regulations

Explains the various types of hearing protection devices available

The text of noise ordinances in various cities and counties within the United States

Acoustical physical prinicples, applications and standards in the classroom

Text of sections from the United States Code (USC) that may be applicable to noise issues

Compares OSHA noise standards to those for EPA, ANSI and WHO

Addresses concrete-slab and wood-joist floor systems in multi-family dwellings

Environmental and musical noise loudness

A program that employers can implement to protect their employees' hearing ability

Information on disposable plugs

Text of the US Department of Defense design standards related to noise

Guidance regarding HCP implementation

A series of technical articles covering hearing and hearing protection

Outlines the basic elements required in a hearing conservation program

Overview of standards, practices and methods of noise reduction

Noise-related guidance from the US Environmental Protection Agency

Noise Control Act of 1972 and more

Noise Levels for U.S. Certificated and Foreign Aircraft

For airport noise compatibility planning around the nation's airports

Text of the Federal Aviation Administration's policy related to aviation noise abatement

The principles of transmission loss

Handbook explores factors and issues in dealing with construction noise.

Forum for debate on research needs to better understand, predict and control the effects of aviation noise

Text of the rule plus guidance on the Quiet Zone Creation Process

4 step process for the use of foam earplugs

Chart provides the decibel level of common workplace noises

This comprehensive treatment of noise classification and tool for noise abatement will help you create an ordinance

Guidelines from the World Health Organization

Charts lists noise levels by type of firearm

Hearing loss resources

Sample Format for Audiometric Test Records & Hearing Conservation Program Checklist

How to create a hearing conservation program

28 page manual

Full text of a hearing conservation program for university employees

11 page hearing conservation program used by the US Army Corps of Engineers

In addition to the text of the program, includes SOPs for hearing protection

Full text of an actual hearing conservation in use by a major university

Evaulate your work-related hearing loss prevention program

How to implement a hearing conservation program

Materials to assist with the requirements of hearing conservation programs

Example of an online slide presentation for employee training of hearing conservation

In use by a major university

Preventing hearing loss when using headphones for listening to music

Hearing conservation program materials

Putting workers in the most protective hearing protectors is not always the best solution

Description of hearing protection products

Information about highway traffic noise and highway noise barriers

Table saws, circular saws, pneumatic nail guns, impact wrenches, jigsaw noise reduction

Noise problem analysis and control in industrial settings

Association of noise control engineering professionals

Table of typical sounds and their decibel levels

Health standards for noise exposure in mining

Information related to noise and hearing loss

Data published by manufacturers of hearing protectors sold in the United States

Be implemented for all workers whose unprotected 8-hr TWA exposures equal or exceed 85dBA

The relationship between noise exposure and hearing loss

References and resources on OSHA's standards and requirements related to the issue

National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement, January 22-24, 1990

A series of articles on controlling noise hazards in the workplace

Describes the use of noise control mufflers on sterilizers and cooking equipment

Dictionary of terms related to noise and noise control

A desk reference to health and welfare effects of noise

How railway noise is generated and to what extent different measures at the noise source can reduce emissions.

Different methods of calculating noise exposure limits

Noise levels delivered through headsets transcriptionists wear while recording medical records onto computer files

Covers health hazards of noise and controlling those hazards

Copies of correspondence from top professional organizations concerned with hearing loss and air bag discharge

How Much Is Too Much?

Fact sheet provides technical information on noise induced hearing loss

Online interactive maps chart noise in urban areas in the UK.

Hear the different sounds and sound intensities of everyday objects

A technical overview of the subject

Estimated at nearly 50 articles on noise effects, traffic noise, sound basics, noise studies, etc.

A searchable collection of ideas to reduce workplace employee noise exposures

Attenuation, generally expressed in terms of a Noise Reduction Rating (NRR)

Design and build to control noise

Simple steps to protect your hearing

Potential of noise damage to fetuses & newborns from occupational noise

Description of the non-auditory effects of noise

Summaries of state WC laws relating to hearing loss

Full text of the NIOSH criteria for a recommended noise standard - June, 1998

Controlling the acoustics of the open-plan office

Recording threshold shifts

29CFR 1910.95 Table G-16(a) chart

United Kingdom research study on the subject of noise hazards on farms

A practical guide to assist employers and employees to develop hearing loss prevention programs

Includes illustrations

Ruler shows which noises can cause damage - can be used for training

Guide to Prevent Hearing Loss in Construction

For use in planning high-speed passenger train projects

An analytic model to assess the noise impact of train horns in the vicinity of highway-rail grade crossings

Sample written program

Customize this program according to your workplace

Example of a 5 page safety program for hearing conservation-

Noise thermometer, self-hearing test, noise-induced hearing loss fact sheets

Special attention to partitions

Obtaining high sound transmission class ratings & low-frequency sound attenuation with block walls

Discusses the influence of typical window characteristics on sound transmission

Summaries of state-wide noise and watercraft noise regulations

The following questions will help you determine if you need to have your hearing evaluated

The appropriateness of EPA's Hearing Protector Labeling Regulations has been seriously debated

Workplace checklist

A look at the noise level of common household appliances

Consumer fact sheets to assist with understanding audiology

Advice created for United Kingdom employers on noise in the workplace

The newsletter of the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation

World Health Organization assessment on work-related hearing impairment

A national campaign to prevent noise-induced hearing loss

Fact sheet on hearing loss in the workplace

General estimates of work-related noise created by various equipment, etc

Health effects, principles of noise control

News articles from newspapers in the USA related to industrial and workplace noise

Various educational and training materials to use in the workplace