Excessive noise that has dominated the workplace throughout time is now associated as causing a plethora of serious health conditions. A recent article in the New York Magazine by David Owen focusses on occupational induced noise pollution and the ailments it affects.
Showing posts with label hearing loss. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hearing loss. Show all posts
Saturday, May 11, 2019
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Hearing Loss Remains a Significant Problem at Work
Today's post is shared from the cdc.gov:
"Noise-induced hearing loss is a significant, often unrecognized health problem among U.S. adults. Discussions between patients and personal health care providers about hearing loss symptoms, tests, and ways to protect hearing might help with early diagnosis of hearing loss and provide opportunities to prevent harmful noise exposures. Avoiding prolonged exposure to loud environments and using personal hearing protection devices can prevent noise-induced hearing loss."
Friday, April 22, 2016
22 million U.S. workers are exposed to hazardous occupational noise
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data regarding injuries, deaths, and illness faced by millions every year in the workplace. This week’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) issue is devoted to occupational health concerns, in acknowledgment of Workers Memorial Day (April 28th).
Thursday, July 16, 2015
The Jury is Still Out on Wind Turbine Noise
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Occupational hearing loss claims have been have been associated with exposure to sources of loud noise for decades. One would think that new technology would limit noise exposure but maybe not so for energy production. A new study from Canada reflects that more research is need to determine whether wind turbine can produce adverse medical conditions.Saturday, January 10, 2015
New Drugs to Treat Hearing Loss and Ear Disorders
A multitude of workers have occupational hearing losses induced by either sudden trauma or prolonged occupational exposures to loud noise. Some workers have hearing losses associated with age and fail to address the issue and create a potential safety concern in the workplace. In the past many have gone undetected and/or treated.
Workers' Compensation insurance provides for benefits for hearing losses and disorders associated with both traumatic (sudden) and occupational (exposure to loud noise) hearing losses occurring in the workplace. The insurance also allows workers to obtain hearing aids, treatment and medication(s).
Many of these conditions are not diagnosed or treated at an early stage for lack of attention. This is changing because of recent changes in medical delivery associated with the Affordable Care Act and Medicare. The new laws will afford millions a new opportunity to be diagnosed and treated.
Recent developments in pharmaceutical medicine may allow for restoration of hearing losses as well elimination of associated tinnitus, commonly known as ringing in the ears. Today's post is shared from nytimes.com/
Workers' Compensation insurance provides for benefits for hearing losses and disorders associated with both traumatic (sudden) and occupational (exposure to loud noise) hearing losses occurring in the workplace. The insurance also allows workers to obtain hearing aids, treatment and medication(s).
Many of these conditions are not diagnosed or treated at an early stage for lack of attention. This is changing because of recent changes in medical delivery associated with the Affordable Care Act and Medicare. The new laws will afford millions a new opportunity to be diagnosed and treated.
Recent developments in pharmaceutical medicine may allow for restoration of hearing losses as well elimination of associated tinnitus, commonly known as ringing in the ears. Today's post is shared from nytimes.com/
Friday, March 29, 2013
Toxic Lead Exposure Results in OSHA Fines for NJ Company
Exposure to lead can cause serious medical problem in both children and adults. Strict safety precautions must be observed when working with lead.
Many initial occupational exposure claims in workers' compensation resulted from the
exposure to lead in factories. Lead pigment was used in paints for many years leading to a many serious blood disorders and neurological conditions.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Henry RAC Holding Corp. with four repeat and four serious safety and health violations, including workers exposed to lead hazards, at the company's Bayonne facility. The inspection was initiated in September 2012 after health hazards were discovered during an earlier OSHA safety inspection at the facility. Proposed penalties total $72,000.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Exposure to Cadmium and Lead Linked to Hearing Loss
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Jul 20, 2012
The majority of binaural hearing losses are caused by exposure to loud noise over an extended period of time. Such occupational exposures to noisy work environments are compensable and workers' compensation benefits ...
Mar 27, 2012
Workers suffering from noise-induced hearing loss may also experience continual ringing in the ears, called "tinnitus". In addition, workers who are exposed to noise sometimes complain of nervousness, sleeplessness and ...
Mar 25, 2010
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has reported that an estimated 72% of all noise induced hearing losses occur in the manufacturing sector which employs 16 million people. Worse than that, most ...
Mar 23, 2011
Prior to 2001, OSHA's injury and illness logs contained a column for repetitive trauma disorders that included hearing loss and many kinds of MSDs. In 2001, OSHA proposed separating hearing loss and MSDs into two ...
Friday, July 20, 2012
Passive Noise is Hazardous to Your Health
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The NY Times reports today that passive nose is becoming a major factor that is causing binaural hearing losses.
"Your ears don't get more tolerant. Your psyche gets more tolerant."
DR. GORDON HUGHES, director for clinical trials at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, on the dangers of increasingly higher noise levels in public places.
Read the complete articles:
Working or Playing Indoors, New Yorkers Face an Unabated Roar (NY Times)A Sound Tour of NY City (NY Times)
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For over 4 decades the Law Offices of Jon L. Gelman 1.973.696.7900 jon@gelmans.com have been representing injured workers and their families who have suffered occupational accidents and illnesses.Related Blog Posts
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Prior to 2001, OSHA's injury and illness logs contained a column for repetitive trauma disorders that included hearing loss and many kinds of MSDs. In 2001, OSHA proposed separating hearing loss and MSDs into two ...
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