Worker Empowerment Interventions for Hearing Loss Prevention - FY07

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Objective

Develop effective interventions to empower workers with knowledge, devices, and procedures to reduce their noise exposure and prevent hearing loss

Applicable Standards

NIOSH 1998 noise criteria document
ANSI S12.13

Key Partners

Noise Partnership

Stakeholders

UMWA
MSHA
NMA
BCOA
IUOE

Project Scope

Interventions will be developed and evaluated in a series of laboratory and field studies
Interventions will be targeted as specific behaviors (earplug donning) knowledge (understanding audiograms) or motivational states (simulated effects of noise exposure)

Milestones

None

Outputs

Hearing Loss Simulator and Training Guide
NIOSH audiogram fact sheet
Refereed journal articles on intervention effectiveness
QuickFit earplug tester
MultiFit multi-station hearing protector attenuation measurement system

Outcomes

None

Page last modified: July 23, 2007
Page last reviewed: July 23, 2007 (archived document)
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)