what is your hearing test telling you? · telling you? at work • is your work area as quiet as it...

What is your hearing test telling you?

AT WORK•Isyourworkareaasquietasitcanbe?

•Areyousureyouarewearingthecorrecthearingprotection?

•Areyoupotentiallyexposedtoototoxins(“earpoisons”suchassolventsandlead)

•EnsureyourhearingprotectionisadequateandfittedcorrectlyBEFOREyouenternoisyareas!

ELSEWHERE•Turndownthevolume,particularlyifyouarewearingearphonesor

earbuds

•Noisyworkathomeorwhenoutandaboutisjustlikenoisyworkatwork,soprotectyourhearingthesameway

HEARING IMPAIREDYouwanttoavoidyourhearinglevelsfallingintotheredzone.Inthiszone,hearingisdifficult.

Andaskingpeopletospeakupallthetimeisnotonlyirritatingtoyou.

REVISE ALL NOISE EXPOSURES NOW! Whenyourhearingtestmeasurementsfallintotheyellowzone,itistimetoreviewyourexposuretonoiseatwork,athomeandduringyourleisuretime.

HEALTHY Thegreenzoneshowsthenormalrangeforhealthy,youngadults.

ForadviceonhealthmattersinrelationtominingortoadvisechangesincontactdetailsfortheMineHealthcard,contactResourcesSafetyon93588461,emailcontammanager@dmp.wa.gov.auorvisitwww.dmp.wa.gov.au/ResourcesSafety

TEST RESULTS FOR A 33 YEAR OLD MINE WORKER WHO NEEDS TO REVIEW HIS EXPOSURE

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