The below Hearing Protection card summarizes the important aspects of protecting your personal hearing. Hearing damage can be a slow, unnoticeable process of loss if proactive measures are not taken. 85 dB is the point at which permanent hearing loss starts to takes place. It’s important to remember that hearing loss cannot be healed without hearing aids.
This chart further explains durations without protection along with the types of personal protective equipment that will help mitigate sound reduction. In today’s advancing technologies, even watches and phones can now warn you of dangerous sound levels.
Use this card to review with your team the need for testing sound levels and wearing hearing protection. Hearing loss can easily be avoided.
