Noise Assessments - DeLisle Associates

Statement: Excessive noise exposure over time can cause hearing loss.Historically, the effects of noise on an individual has been documented for centuries. Despite the fact that knowledge of hearing loss was growing during the industrial revolution, little was done to protect workers from the latent and in some cases immediately affects of excessive noise exposure.This is still true today. Many areas of industrial manufacturing are in a state of constant fluctuation where new processes are being added, others deleted, walls and other sound attenuation materials are being removed or basically, noise just simply is not an issue as it relates to production.As a result, the need for noise assessments and the determination for the need of sound reduction protection is ever present. OSHA has outlined a process in determining the need for hearing conservation programs. This includes dosimetry on potentially affected employees, establishment of engineering controls or point source reduction on equipment which are all ways to “harness” rouge noise levels and prevent temporary or permanent shifts in the threshold of employees hearing. DeLisle can assess, administer and engineer your hearing conservation programs. Call us today.Call DeLisle with your questions at (269) 373-4500 or e-mail now!