Millions of Americans have permanent hearing loss due to on-the-job exposure. If any noise is loud enough, or has certain characteristics, it can cause hearing damage. That damage can affect employees’ work performance as well as their personal lives. For this reason, OSHA requires employers to train their employees per CFR1910.95.
The program covers how our ears “work”, types of hearing damage/loss, common causes of hearing damage/loss, potential effects of hearing damage, noise avoidance and hearing safety.