Noise/hearing protection
What’s too loud? How do you properly fit earplugs? Get answers, advice, and solutions here.
Oregon OSHA
Visit the Oregon OSHA website to learn more about hearing protection, including:
- Guide to hearing protection
- Fact Sheet: Hearing protection
Featured video
Life on mute: hearing loss
These short videos are great examples of how hearing loss impacts lives both at work and at home.
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Resources
Noise and hearing conservation
Help for employers that have excessive levels of noise and need to implement a comprehensive noise control program.
Properly fitted earplugs [Spanish]
This one-page graphic shows how to get the most protection from earplugs and other hearing protection options.
What do you mean by decibel level?
Common workplace decibel levels, plus OSHA decibel limits.
The ear poisons: ototoxicants
A bulletin describing chemical hazards that can lead to hearing loss, as well as how to identify and prevent them.
Noise-induced hearing loss (National Institute on Deafness)
What it is, who is affected, what causes it, and, most importantly, how hearing loss can be prevented. [Spanish]
Noise and hearing loss prevention (NIOSH/CDC)
Topic page.
Video library
Life on mute: hearing loss
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