The Easy Guide to Protecting Your Hearing

Noise-induced hearing loss is a major concern for workers. Exposure to excessive noise can result in stress, fatigue, irritability and tinnitus or ringing in the ears. If you have a noisy work environment, you and your workers could be at risk. This Easy Guide to Protecting Your Hearing course will highlight the various sources of excessive noise in the workplace, and the types of protection that can help reduce that exposure.Once the course is completed, you will have learnt the that there may be no physical signs of damage to the ear, how to reduce your exposure to excessive noise, the different types of hearing protection to use and how to fit that protection. This course is one part of our 47 part “The Easy Guide to” series.