Health and Safety Executive

Real world use and performance of hearing protection

This report considers the effectiveness of hearing protectors in everyday work situations., the study was undertaken in two parts. The first consisted of interviews with employers to discuss management of noise and hearing protector use, and on site observation of hearing protector use. The second part was objective laboratory measurements of hearing protector insertion loss.

View the real world use and performance of hearing protection research report.


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