Hearing protector fit testing (HPFT) provides an opportunity for employers to improve their hearing conservation program (HCP) services. Workers are at significant risk for noise-induced hearing loss.

Since the inception of hearing conservation regulations hatched in the 1970's, efforts to stop noise-induced hearing loss always have been tied to a lagging indicator – namely, audiometric testing. If ...

Soundtrace believes this assessment represents one of the first formal, independent, third-party evaluations of a modern, technology-enabled hearing conservation services platform against OSHA 29 CFR ...

At least 22 million employees will experience noise at work at potentially damaging levels this year. And the cost for failing to protect workers from noisy environments is not cheap, reports OSHA, 1 ...

Noise-induced hearing loss is the most prevalent occupational disease in the world. In the U.S., 22 million workers are exposed to hazardous noise each year, placing them at risk of injuries that can ...

As a hearing conservationist, National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) President Theresa Schulz has heard more than her share of heartbreaking stories from workers suffering from hearing loss.

According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, hearing problems—such as hearing loss and tinnitus, a ringing or buzzing in the ears—are the leading conditions for service-connected disability ...