Summary
Introduction
Hearing protection is used to reduce (attenuate) noise reaching the wearer’s ear, and so reduce the risk of hearing damage from excessive noise. The effectiveness of hearing protection is often limited by personal and workplace factors, and it can reduce the audibility of warning sounds. For these reasons hearing protection must be selected and used with care and is not to be used as an alternative to reducing the noise in the workplace.This article provides guidance on the selection and use of hearing protection in accordance with European Union (EU) legislation and standard recommendations.
The risk to hearing
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