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

1
What is your hearing test telling you? AT WORK • Is your work area as quiet as it can be? • Are you sure you are wearing the correct hearing protection? • Are you potentially exposed to ototoxins (“ear poisons” such as solvents and lead) • Ensure your hearing protection is adequate and fitted correctly BEFORE you enter noisy areas! ELSEWHERE • Turn down the volume, particularly if you are wearing earphones or earbuds • Noisy work at home or when out and about is just like noisy work at work, so protect your hearing the same way HEARING IMPAIRED You want to avoid your hearing levels falling into the red zone. In this zone, hearing is difficult. And asking people to speak up all the time is not only irritating to you. REVISE ALL NOISE EXPOSURES NOW! When your hearing test measurements fall into the yellow zone, it is time to review your exposure to noise at work, at home and during your leisure time. HEALTHY The green zone shows the normal range for healthy, young adults. For advice on health matters in relation to mining or to advise changes in contact details for the MineHealth card, contact Resources Safety on 9358 8461, email [email protected] or visit www.dmp.wa.gov.au/ResourcesSafety TEST RESULTS FOR A 33 YEAR OLD MINE WORKER WHO NEEDS TO REVIEW HIS EXPOSURE THRESHOLD SHIFT (dB) 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 500Hz 1000Hz 1500Hz 2000Hz 3000Hz 4000Hz 6000Hz 8000Hz Left Ear Right Ear RSDMay11_646

Upload: others

Post on 14-Mar-2020

3 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: What is your hearing test telling you? · telling you? AT WORK • Is your work area as quiet as it can be? • Are you sure you are wearing the correct hearing protection? • Are

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

THRE

SHO

LDS

HIFT

(dB)

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

500Hz 1000Hz 1500Hz 2000Hz 3000Hz 4000Hz 6000Hz 8000Hz

LeftEar RightEar

RS

DM

ay11

_646