Noise and hearing loss in firefighting.
Since the NIH received a request to investigate the high degree of hearing loss in a fire department in 1980, hearing loss among firefighters has become an area of increased investigation. The author identifies the sources of occupational noise in firefighting, looks at audiometric testing and recent research in firefighting noise, and presents guidelines for implementing hearing conservation programs.
Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
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D001299:Audiometry; D004430:Ear Protective Devices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005390:Fires; D006317:Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016272:Occupational Health