Safety Talk

What’s at Stake? If you work in a noisy setting and are not regularly using hearing protection, you’re asking for hearing loss. And once your hearing is damaged and gone, you can’t get it back. What’s the Danger? Problems faced by workers who have diminished hearing include difficulty hearing warning signals and alarms, trouble hearing directions, and an inability to determine where sounds are coming from (how close or far away they are). Here’s an example of how hearing loss can affect safety. A logging truck driver, known to have a hearing disability, was waiting for his truck to be loaded. He, and […]