Personal Hearing Protection Devices (aka HPDs) HPDs are PPE for the ears. They come in two basic types, ‘passive’—think simple earplug or muff—or active, like noise cancelling headsets.

Although many employers provide hearing protection devices (HPDs), the effectiveness of those devices depends heavily on how well they fit. Recognizing this critical gap, NIOSH issued a new ...

Technologies that measure real-world protection, PPE that verifies its own efficacy and hearing protectors that enhance communication connect workers to their job, their environment and their own ...

Hair cells that have been destroyed cannot be replaced or newly formed. (The complete range of innovations in hearing protection on the personal protective equipment (PPE) market will soon be ...

With so many sources of loud noises on construction sites, it’s important to understand why hearing protection headphones are an essential form of personal protective equipment (PPE) and why ...

1 One important area of focus is personal protective equipment (PPE). Hearing protection is essential for workplace safety in noise-sensitive industries, such as manufacturing, construction, and ...

In environments where sound pressure levels may equal or exceed an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 85 dBA an audiometric testing and monitoring program is made available to employees and the ...