Ear-plugs

Old and new plants alike must meet OSHA standards. For many older plants this may mean a major revamping of the facilities. Sometimes, when engineering design cannot meet the standards, the employees may be required to wear protective clothing, ear plugs, or other items. 

Ear plugs Protects against high noise levels... 

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Individuals can take many simple steps to protect themselves from the harmful effects of noise pollution. If people must be around loud sounds, they can protect their ears with ear plugs or ear protectors. They can muffle sound by using acoustic ceiling tiles, draperies, carpets, and sound-absorbing furniture in their homes, offices, and schools. They can also buy quieter models of machines and let store owners and manufacturers know that they prefer quieter products. Individuals can also help their communities investigate noise pollution and develop regulations to reduce the problem locally. 

Staff must wear protective devices such as protective clothing, shields, eye covers (glasses), ear plugs, where relevant, to protect the body, organs and extremities from possible harm. Staff must use their professional knowledge to ensure that they take appropriate care of their own safety. This means that should a manufacturer not provide what is deemed to be adequate personal protection, then the inspectors should refuse to enter an area on the grounds of lack of safety. 

Swimming coaches sometimes suggest that a drop of alcohol (ethanol) placed in an ear plugged with water draws out the water. Explain this action from a molecular point of view. 

Ear muffs are designed to cover the entire ear and typically reduce levels by 5-50 dB, depending on the muff type and sound frequency. These can be used in lieu of or in addition to ear plugs. When both plugs and muffs are worn, noise protection is greater than either individually but is not additive. Muffs may be more comfortable to some compared to ear plugs. However, they may also interfere with other PPE such as hard hats. Special... 

Typical ear plugs. (From Baukal, C.E., Industrial Combustion Pollution and Control, New York Marcel Dekker, 2004.)... 

Under this act the designer is charged with building an inherently safe plant. He is charged with building it in accordance with the best safety standards available. No plant should be designed that requires employees to wear earmuffs or ear plugs or requires that temporary barriers should be erected for safety purposes when safety can be achieved by some other means. 

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A magstim super rapid stimulator (The Magstim Company New York, NY), which produces a biphasic pulse, coupled with either the figure-8 coil or the H-coil, was used. Prehminary studies showed the H-coil to have a loudness when activated of 122 dB, similar to other cods used in our laboratory. As a standard laboratory practice, subjects were fitted with foam ear plugs to attenuate the sound. 

Ensure workers are working in pairs and that they are equipped with hehnet, whistle, walkie talkie, workshoe, ear plugs and breathing mask. 

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Where individuals must be subjected to some noise at work, it may be reduced by ear protectors. These may be disposable ear plugs, reusable ear plugs or ear muffs. The chosen ear protector must be suited to the user and suitable for the type of noise, and individual personnel should be trained in its correct use. 

At the first action level an employee must be provided with ear protection (ear muffs or ear plugs) on request. At the second action level the employer must reduce, so far as is reasonably practicable, other than by providing ear protection, the exposure to noise of that employee. 

Another problem is intolerance of core temperature sensors by the wearer. Oral temperature is not very accurate and reliable for core temperature assessments. Rectal probes provide more accurate readings, but are less tolerable. A more acceptable sensor is a tympanic sensor. It has a thermistor bead or small thermocouple placed in the ear canal against or very near the eardrum and held in place by a custom-molded ear plug. Tympanic temperature closely follows changes in core temperature. The preferred readout display is a digital one. 

There are two kinds of hearing protection devices (see Figure 28-2). Muffs fit over the ears to keep sound from entering the ears. Plugs of various types fit into the ear canal. In either case there must be a good seal between a device and the head or ear canal. Plain cotton plugs are not acceptable for hearing protection, since they have little sound reduction. 

Figure 28-2. Examples of (a) ear muffs and (b) ear plugs. (Photos provided by and reprinted with the permission of 3M Corporation.)...

Plugs There are many types of ear plugs. Some are reusable. Others are disposable. There are custom molded ones derived from a mold created from the ear canal of a user. Some plugs have properties or features that adjust to the user. Plugs are more effective for high frequencies than low ones. Users will find some types of plugs more comfortable than others. 

Keep your sleeping area dark and quiet. If necessary, use ear plugs and an eye mask. Turn off the telephone. 

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