Episode notes
In part 2 of our final episode for Season 1, Jarryd Swanepoel, National Sales Manager at uvex, discusses the importance of hearing protection in South Africa. He provides practical guidance on what safety managers and employees can do to effectively prevent noise-induced hearing loss.
Did you know that noise exposure for an 8-hour shift should not exceed 85 dB? When noise levels surpass this threshold, employers must either implement noise control measures or supply effective hearing protection such as earmuffs or earplugs. This episode explores this and other key hearing protection topics:
- Importance of baseline audiometric tests at employment start to track hearing loss.
- Audiometric tests should be conducted annually and upon employee exit.
- Larger companies generally comply; smaller companies often overlook this ...
Keywords
uvex safety south africaUvex safetyHearing protectionEarmuffEarplug