For the last few years, my New Year's Resolution has been to not make phone calls while I’m driving. While I improve each year, I’ve still not been a complete success with that resolution.
OSHA has placed new emphasis on this issue and I’ll be making the resolution to listen to that good advice.
Any good proof is based upon assumptions: if the assumptions are good, the proof is valid. If the assumptions are bad, then the proof is worthless, or as writer Angelo Donghia puts it, “Assumption is the mother of screw-up.*”
We have a new free, white paper that's written to help Hearing Conservation and occupational safety professionals better understand the hybrid push-in style of ear plugs that combine the use of foam for comfort with an insertion stem for ease-of-use.
I noticed in the March 1, 2010, issue of Time magazine a summary of studies discussed in an article by Martin Lindstrom in which brain activity, sweat response, pupil dilation and facial muscles were used to measure emotion in response to various sounds.
The researchers were doing "neuromarketing research" to determine how sounds effect our emotions which in turn effect how we buy.
While many occupational Hearing Conservation Programs aim to prevent hazardous noise exposure amongst its participants, many programs walk through the steps of the local regulations and still do not prevent hearing loss. Most just document the progression of hearing loss through annual audiograms.
Hearing – and our ability to listen – defines our relationships and shapes our personalities. It keeps us connected to people and the environment around us, alerts us to danger, and helps to provide all of us with some form of social enjoyment. Hearing never sleeps – it keeps us aware every second of every day.
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