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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Semin Hear 2023; 44(04): 394-411
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1769500
Review Article

NIOSH Hearing Loss Prevention Program for Mining

Jeffrey Shawn Peterson
1   Human Systems Integration Branch, Pittsburgh Mining Research Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Amanda S. Azman
1   Human Systems Integration Branch, Pittsburgh Mining Research Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Abstract

Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) continues to be a pervasive problem for the nation's workforce, particularly the nation's mining personnel. As one of the leading health and safety organizations in the world, the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH) in Pittsburgh maintains a Hearing Loss Prevention Program (HLPP) to conduct research to reduce NIHL loss among the nation's miners. This document provides a brief overview of this HLPP, describing some of the research techniques involved in the development of engineering noise controls, methods for the development of administrative noise controls, and some of the products available to the public to protect the nation's workers hearing.

Keywords

NIOSH - hearing conservation - hearing loss prevention - hearing protection - mining - noise controls - NIHL

Disclaimer

The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Mention of any company name, product, or software does not constitute endorsement by NIOSH.




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Article published online:
05 June 2023

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