2025 NIOSH Hearing Loss Prevention Award Nominations Open
NIOSH is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Award, recognizing efforts in preventing occupational noise-induced hearing loss.
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Boeing Mesa Arizona Wins Annual Safe-in-Sound Award
This year’s award for innovation in hearing loss prevention goes to Vertical Lift, AH-64 Apache Helicopter of the Boeing Company in Mesa, Arizona.
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Alaska Fisherman May Have Higher Rates of Hearing Loss, New Research Shows
About 80% of physical exam participants had hearing loss, compared to the 15% norm for Americans. In addition to engine noise while fishing, most fishermen reported exposure to noise during off-season activities, such as snowmachining, hunting, and construction jobs.
Deputy Sheriff Awarded 2017 NIOSH/NHCA Hearing Loss Prevention Award
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), in partnership with the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA), has awarded Ryan Lee Scott, a deputy sheriff with the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, Florida, the 2017 Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Award for his documented results and leadership in hearing loss prevention.
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The Evolution of Hearing Conservation Guidelines and Standards in the United States
Confused by the wide assortment of hearing conservation standards? Here’s a short guide from retired NIOSH research audiologist and well-known hearing conservation expert Mark Stephenson, PhD.
Read MoreNoise Induced Hearing Loss: How Noisy Is Your World?
The NIDCD says some 26 million Americans between the ages of 20 to 69 have hearing loss that may have been caused by exposure to noise.
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