Mining Product: Infographic: Now Hear This! Take Action to Protect Your Hearing
Original creation date: February 2020
Authors: A Azman
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20058581
Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2020-112, 2020 Feb; :1
This infographic provides easy-to-understand information to frontline mineworkers about how to protect their hearing to avoid occupational noise-induced hearing loss. Four tips are given for using proven hearing conservation solutions, with text supported by drawings and symbols to represent practices that are not recommended and those that are recommended.
For Spanish speakers, download the same infographic with text in Spanish.
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20058581
Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2020-112, 2020 Feb; :1
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