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NOISE CONTROL AND HEARING CONSERVATION NEWS

Best Practices Make Better Hearing Conservation Programs While the language of OSHA's Occupational Noise Standard (CFR 29 1910.95) may appear convoluted, its dictates are rather straightforward, says Renee Bessette, a certified occupational hearing conservationist.
Study: Lack of Hearing Protection Increases Injury Risk for Farmers Farmers who don't use hearing protection have an increased risk of getting hurt on the job, according to a new University of Iowa study.
Is Riding the NYC Subway Hazardous to Commuters' Hearing? The 4 million commuters who use New York City's subway system every weekday might be experiencing permanent hearing damage - and wearing an iPod could increase the risk, a study suggests.

Best Practices Make Better Hearing Conservation Programs
While the language of OSHA's Occupational Noise Standard (CFR 29 1910.95) may appear convoluted, its dictates are rather straightforward, says Renee Bessette, a certified occupational hearing conservationist.

Study: Lack of Hearing Protection Increases Injury Risk for Farmers
Farmers who don't use hearing protection have an increased risk of getting hurt on the job, according to a new University of Iowa study.

Is Riding the NYC Subway Hazardous to Commuters' Hearing?
The 4 million commuters who use New York City's subway system every weekday might be experiencing permanent hearing damage - and wearing an iPod could increase the risk, a study suggests.

NOISE CONTROL AND HEARING CONSERVATION ARTICLES

Can You Hear Me Now? The Impacts of Hearing Loss Though it's one of the most common workplace injuries, noise-induced hearing loss also is one of the most overlooked. Employees and employers who don't pay attention to the importance of hearing protection potentially could lose much more than just their hearing.
Going Beyond the Minimum with Hearing Conservation Hearing loss is the Rodney Dangerfield of workplace hazards: It just doesn’t get any respect.
Airing on the Side of Caution Even in the midst of some turbulent financial times, Delta Air Lines isn't compromising on safety – and it isn't taking any chances with workers' hearing.

Can You Hear Me Now? The Impacts of Hearing Loss
Though it's one of the most common workplace injuries, noise-induced hearing loss also is one of the most overlooked. Employees and employers who don't pay attention to the importance of hearing protection potentially could lose much more than just their hearing.

Going Beyond the Minimum with Hearing Conservation
Hearing loss is the Rodney Dangerfield of workplace hazards: It just doesn’t get any respect.

Airing on the Side of Caution
Even in the midst of some turbulent financial times, Delta Air Lines isn't compromising on safety – and it isn't taking any chances with workers' hearing.

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AIHce'08 - Minneapolis Convention Center \| May 31 - June 5, 2008 Education Program PDC 117 SOLD OUT - Noise Control Engineering Sponsor: Noise... with the fundamentals of noise and basic terminology such as A-weighted sound levels, decibel addition, octave-band frequencies, noise dose, and employee time-weighted average noise exposure. Outcomes: On completion, the participant will be able to: Conduct a noise control survey, identify noise-generating me...
AIHce'08 - Minneapolis Convention Center \| May 31 - June 5, 2008 conservation practices, noise measurement, the OSHA Hearing Conservation Amendment, and prior experience in using hearing protection devices. Familiarity with EARLogs 3, 19, 20, and 21, In Search of Meaningful Measures of Hearing Protector Effectiveness, Active Noise Reduction (ANR) in Hearing... Education Program PDC 419 Ramping Up Your Hearing Protection and Jazzing Up Your Hearing
AIHce'08 - Minneapolis Convention Center \| May 31 - June 5, 2008 , Depew, NY. 11:50 a.m. Establishing the Real-World Adequacy of Personal Hearing Protection in a High Noise Exposure Environment: A Case Study in a Forging Operation. (23) K. Michael, doseBusters..., Chattanooga, TN. 12:10 p.m. University Noise Exposures: Employee Exposures in the Evaluation of a Hearing Conservation Program. (24) A. McLeland, M. Rodriguez, Purdue University, West Lafayette... Education Program PO 104 It...

AIHce'08 - Minneapolis Convention Center | May 31 - June 5, 2008

Education Program PDC 117 SOLD OUT - Noise Control Engineering Sponsor: Noise... with the fundamentals of noise and basic terminology such as A-weighted sound levels, decibel addition, octave-band frequencies, noise dose, and employee time-weighted average noise exposure. Outcomes: On completion, the participant will be able to: Conduct a noise control survey, identify noise-generating me...

AIHce'08 - Minneapolis Convention Center | May 31 - June 5, 2008

conservation practices, noise measurement, the OSHA Hearing Conservation Amendment, and prior experience in using hearing protection devices. Familiarity with EARLogs 3, 19, 20, and 21, In Search of Meaningful Measures of Hearing Protector Effectiveness, Active Noise Reduction (ANR) in Hearing... Education Program PDC 419 Ramping Up Your Hearing Protection and Jazzing Up Your Hearing

AIHce'08 - Minneapolis Convention Center | May 31 - June 5, 2008

, Depew, NY. 11:50 a.m. Establishing the Real-World Adequacy of Personal Hearing Protection in a High Noise Exposure Environment: A Case Study in a Forging Operation. (23) K. Michael, doseBusters..., Chattanooga, TN. 12:10 p.m. University Noise Exposures: Employee Exposures in the Evaluation of a Hearing Conservation Program. (24) A. McLeland, M. Rodriguez, Purdue University, West Lafayette... Education Program PO 104 It...