Making a noise about hearing damage
Sally Clayton offers some guidance on how to eliminate Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) in the workplace
Sally Clayton offers some guidance on how to eliminate Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) in the workplace
The quest to prevent hearing loss will continue whole-heartedly following two leading hearing organisations – the personal safety division of 3M and Action On Hearing Loss, coming together to conquer 842 steps of London’s BT Tower.
It has long been considered that custom hearing protection attracts a customised price tag.
3M has introduced two trendy new designs in the PELTOR Kid Ear Defenders – the Litte Prince and Little Princess – with £1 from every sale donated to charity Action on Hearing Loss (the new name for Royal National Institute for the Deaf).
Campbell Associates has introduced an acoustic dosimeter which the company says is the most advanced on the market today.
They say home is where the heart is, but summer and autumn see more people taking part in activities both inside and outside the home – activities that can be noisy and potentially damaging to your hearing. Franz-Josef Nuelle, regional product general manager for Hearing in EMEAI at Honeywell Safety Products provides an insight into noise awareness.
Casella CEL describes its CEL-350 dBadge micro noise dosimeter as the world’s smallest, most accurate method of measuring employee noise exposure.
Cirrus Research has announced that it is the first and only UK manufacturer to offer a 15 year warranty on all its new noise measurement products.
Seton Sound Awareness Stations solve the key PPE issues identified by customers, according to a recent Hearing Protection Survey.
According to research by LimitEar, 25% of workers use headphones for long periods at work, increasing their risk of noise induced hearing loss.
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