Ear Protection [Jun 2010]
Waste of money or good investment?
In noisy workplaces hearing must be protected with hearing protectors. Often the results are poor, however, which makes the ear protection a bad investment. The key to successful ear protection is the careful planning and deep understanding of things that can go wrong. Failing to do so means the numbers suffering hearing loss will
not decrease.
This is a recently published article that you can obtain in full by contacting us for a back
issue, or by subscribing to the magazine.
Other articles you will find in the same issue include:
Face Fit Testing
Gas Detection
Height Safety
Respiratory Protection
Workwear
As well as information about the following new Regulations
Author
FIOH (Finnish Institute of Occupational Health)
Author details: Esko Toppila, Anna Ruhala, Rauno Pääkkönen, Helena Mäkinen
The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, FIOH, is a research and specialist organisation in the field of occupational health and safety.
Our strategic goals are:
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The management of occupational health hazards at work as part of management practices and corporate risk management
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Innovative, regenerative and healthy work communities
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Each citizen equipped to ensure his or her occupational safety, health and well-being
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Providing authorities with information for promoting occupational health and safety
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Smoothly flowing work processes, safe and easy to use working methods and tools
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Solutions for increasing participation in work life
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Controlling new occupational hazards, exploiting new opportunities
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