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© 2011 - All
rights reserved Able Mobile Hearing Conservation Ltd. - Design by Dave
Brooks
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Certified Contractor of
and
a proud member of The Industrial Audiometric Technician's
Association
How
do I get my workers tested?
Call us anytime 24 hrs per day, 7 days per week. If we are busy or out of the office please leave a detailed message. We have several mobile units to bring to the worksite and are prepared to travel around the province.
Call us anytime 24 hrs per day, 7 days per week. If we are busy or out of the office please leave a detailed message. We have several mobile units to bring to the worksite and are prepared to travel around the province.
Hearing
Protection-
What Do I Really Need to Know?
1. Do I have to wear hearing protection?
Yes, if your work is noisy on most work days.
2. Do I have to wear them all day?
Yes, if it’s noisy all day. When it’s not noisy, you can take them off.
3. How noisy is noisy? If you have to raise your voice to be heard by someone a meter (3 feet) away, then it’s probably noisy. To be sure, you may ask your employer to do a noise level assessment.
4. Who pays for hearing protection?
Employers supply and pay for it. When you need to replace worn out or poorly fitting protection, your employer pays for that too.
5. What kind should I wear?
This depends on a number of factors. The 2 most important are:
a. Noise level - the noisier the workplace, the greater sound reduction you need. For most workplaces, Class B earmuffs or earplugs are o.k. For very noisy jobs, Class A may be more appropriate.
b. Comfort - if they’re not comfortable, you’ll want to take them off. Factors that affect comfort are: size and shape of head or ear canals, temperature of the workplace, wearing other protective equipment, need to listen to speech or other complex signals, and more. If earplugs are more comfortable than earmuffs, wear them!
6. Really, what’s the best hearing protector-my employer will pay for anything?
The best is the one you’ll wear all day in noise-seriously.
7. I have a hearing loss; can I wear my hearing aids turned off as protection?
No-hearing aids are not designed to block out noise at work. Wear proper devices designed to protect your hearing.
8. I can’t hear to do my work or feel safe when I wear hearing protection!
Conventional, or regular, earplugs or earmuffs may not be the right choice. They may block out too much sound. You may need a “specialty product”, such as amplifying earmuffs or uniform attenuation earmuffs or earplugs. These products are designed to let more sound through, to improve listening.
What Do I Really Need to Know?
1. Do I have to wear hearing protection?
Yes, if your work is noisy on most work days.
2. Do I have to wear them all day?
Yes, if it’s noisy all day. When it’s not noisy, you can take them off.
3. How noisy is noisy? If you have to raise your voice to be heard by someone a meter (3 feet) away, then it’s probably noisy. To be sure, you may ask your employer to do a noise level assessment.
4. Who pays for hearing protection?
Employers supply and pay for it. When you need to replace worn out or poorly fitting protection, your employer pays for that too.
5. What kind should I wear?
This depends on a number of factors. The 2 most important are:
a. Noise level - the noisier the workplace, the greater sound reduction you need. For most workplaces, Class B earmuffs or earplugs are o.k. For very noisy jobs, Class A may be more appropriate.
b. Comfort - if they’re not comfortable, you’ll want to take them off. Factors that affect comfort are: size and shape of head or ear canals, temperature of the workplace, wearing other protective equipment, need to listen to speech or other complex signals, and more. If earplugs are more comfortable than earmuffs, wear them!
6. Really, what’s the best hearing protector-my employer will pay for anything?
The best is the one you’ll wear all day in noise-seriously.
7. I have a hearing loss; can I wear my hearing aids turned off as protection?
No-hearing aids are not designed to block out noise at work. Wear proper devices designed to protect your hearing.
8. I can’t hear to do my work or feel safe when I wear hearing protection!
Conventional, or regular, earplugs or earmuffs may not be the right choice. They may block out too much sound. You may need a “specialty product”, such as amplifying earmuffs or uniform attenuation earmuffs or earplugs. These products are designed to let more sound through, to improve listening.