Noise - HSEWatch

How To Know When A Noise Is Too Loud For Your Ear

May 30, 2024May 30, 2024 by Ubong Edet

Noise is a set of loud, unpleasant, and unorganized sounds. It tends to cause temporary or permanent hearing damage. According to OSHA, Twenty-two million workers are exposed to potentially damaging noise at work each year. Hearing damage could be temporary or permanent. Temporary hearing damage is reversible while permanent hearing damage is irreversible. How Do You … Read more

Try the Shout Test – Protect Workers’ Hearing

April 6, 2025October 17, 2023 by Ubong Edet

Bosses who have to shout at work to get heard may not actually be angry! Instead, they may have a noise problem within the workplace. Research on noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) shows around a fifth of the British working population could be exposed to high noise levels while doing their job. While Britain has … Read more