
According to the Center for Disease Control, “30 million workers are exposed to hazardous noise on the job and an additional nine million are at risk for hearing loss from other agents such as solvents and metals.” Hearing loss in the workplace is the number one reported work related injury in the United States. That's why National Hearing Conservation Association has developed guidelines to help workers recognize the dangers of noise at work.
Hearing loss at work often happens when the delicate hairs within the inner ear are broken. These hairs help conduct sound and noise, sudden or over a long time, can bend or break them. This breakage can result in temporary and permanent hearing loss, unless hearing protection is used. There are many different reasons to take care of your hearing at work:
Below is a video that explains hearing loss at work and ways to prevent it.
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