Drowned out

摘要

A recent report says an over-reliance on personal protective equipment (PPE) is one of the "strongest" barriers to effective noise control.rnThe Safe Work Australia (SWA) report, 'Occupational noise-induced hearing loss in Australia, Overcoming barriers to effective noise control and hearing loss prevention', found over-reliance on PPE was among a number of significant barriers to noise control.rnInfrequent and improper use of PPE, not taking noise seriously as anrnOHS risk, and lack of consideration of the benefits of noise control were also noted among the "strongest" barriers to noise control in the SWA report.