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,[email protected]/ResourcesSafety
TEST RESULTS FOR A 33 YEAR OLD MINE WORKER WHO NEEDS TO REVIEW HIS EXPOSURE
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