Hearing protection for miners
Journal Article
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· Coal Age
OSTI ID:21125963
- Sperian Hearing Protection (United States)
A NIOSH analysis showed that at age 50 approximately 90% of coal miners have a hearing impairment, yet noise included hearing loss is 100% preventable. The article discusses requirements of the MSHA regulations, 30 CFR Part 62 - occupational noise exposure (2000) and a 2008-MSHA document describing technologically achievable and promising controls for several types of mining machinery. Hearing protection is still required for exposure to greater than 90 dBA. These are now commercially available ways to determine how much attenuation an individual gets from a given hearing protector, known as 'fit testing'. 3 refs., 1 fig., 1 tab., 1 photo.
- OSTI ID:
- 21125963
- Journal Information:
- Coal Age, Vol. 1139, Issue 10; ISSN 0009-9910
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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