Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention - Publications & Tools
Sample Programs & Guides
Publications & Posters
- High Noise Area-Wear Your Hearing Protection (Poster).
- Operating power lawn and yard-care equipment (handout for young workers).
Protect Workers' Hearing (249 KB PDF) and Protect Construction Workers' Hearing (165 KB PDF) (handouts).
In-Depth Information
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Electricians—Hearing Loss from Noise (300 KB PDF) (Fact Sheet).
- Eliminating Noise (Helpful Tool).
- Hearing Protection Additional Information (Helpful Tool).
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Noise Basics (444 KB PDF) (Handout).
- Noise Computation Examples (Helpful Tool).
- Noise Reduction Ideas Bank (interactive tool).
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Utility Workers—Hearing Loss from Noise (320 KB PDF) (Fact Sheet).
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Work shift noise level information on 174 carpenters (16 KB PDF).
Resources from Outside of L&I
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- Don't put it on the bench...put it on your ears! (poster from WorkSafe BC).
- Hearing Loss Simulator (NIOSH).
- Hearing Protector Compendium (selection tool from NIOSH).
- NIOSH Noise Meter (NIOSH).
- Noise Measurement (survey results for various industries from WorkSafe BC).
- Noise and Hearing Conservation (OSHA eTool).
- Occupational Noise Exposure (OSHA topic page).
- On-line Credential Verification (Council for Accreditation for Occupational Hearing Conservation, CAOHC).
- Power Tool Database (assessment tool from NIOSH).
- So you think hearing protection is boring...think again. (poster from WorkSafe BC).
- Youth and Hearing Loss (NIOSH topic page).
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