Construction workers are known to
develop occupational hearing loss early in their careers, becoming
substantially impaired by middle age. Where engineering and
administrative controls have not yet reduced occupational noise
exposures to within safe limits, hearing protectors are the only
option for limiting hazardous noise exposures. However, current
studies indicate that fewer than 20% of carpenters wear hearing
protectors when they are working in hazardous noise environments.
This project will field test three different approaches for
training apprentice carpenters how to select and use personall
hearing....
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