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• Working in Noise with a Hearing Loss: Perceptions from Workers, Supervisors, and Hearing Conservation Program Managers
  12/1/2005 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This study outlines potential challenges regarding job safety and hearing conservation practices for noise-exposed, hearing-impaired workers.
• Administrative Controls for Reducing Worker Noise Exposures
  12/1/2005 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This publication describes worker noise exposure surveys in coal mines and coal preparation plants, revealing that worker dosimetry, time-motion studies, and equipment noise profiling are important for effective use of administrative controls.
• Hearing Loss in the Mining Industry: Overview of the NIOSH Hearing Loss Prevention Program at the Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
  10/1/2005 - Conference papers
  This paper provides an overview of the NIOSH hearing loss prevention program being conducted at NIOSH PRL.
• Water Well Safety Bits: Health And Safety Information For The Water Well Industry
  9/1/2005 - Information Circulars
  Water well drillers are exposed to high levels of noise while working. Drillers and owners can work together to prevent noise-induced hearing loss, and measures can be taken to reduce exposure to hazardous noise.
• Communicating Hearing Loss Information to Young Children: Effectiveness of Lecture and Printed Materials
  10/1/2003 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This study evaluated two training techniques for educating young children about noise and hearing loss.
• Communicating the Same Message with Different Media: An Example from Hearing Loss Prevention
  9/1/2002 - Information Circulars
  This paper describes advantages and disadvantages of different delivery systems for educational messages and shows what considerations are helpful in designing content that can be readily adapted to alternative presentations.
• Noise Exposure in Longwall Mining and Engineering Controls Research
  6/1/2001 - Conference papers
  This paper presents a general review by NIOSH researchers of noise induced hearing loss (NIHL), the status of NIHL in mining, the results of the longwall noise surveys, and a review of the longwall engineering controls research efforts.
• Cross-Sectional Survey of Noise Exposure in the Mining Industry
  8/1/2000 - Conference papers
  Includes general information on the hearing loss problem in mining, a review of hearing protection used and noise regulations in mining, and other background materials.