Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention

At-Work Solutions for Noise

Hearing Conservation Toolbox

Video and Multimedia

NIOSH Noise Meter (.exe file)
Download and play the Noise Meter file on any computer, even if Flash is not installed.

Pamphlets and Fact Sheets

Worker Relating Hearing Loss Fact Sheet
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2001-103

Supervisor and worker brochures from the U. of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine
External Link: http://depts.washington.edu/occnoise/booklets.html
These training booklets describe noise exposures by industry, including:

• Summary of construction trades
• Bricklayers
• Carpenters
• Cement Masons
• Electricians
• Insulation Workers
• Iron Workers
• Laborers
• Masonry Restoration Workers
• Operating Engineers
• Sheet Metal Workers
• Tile Setters

• Protect Your Ears
  External Link: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/ruler.asp
• 10 Ways to Recognize Hearing Loss
  External Link: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/10ways.asp
• Tinnitus Facts: The Noise in Your Ears
  External Link: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/noiseinear.asp