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Michigan Traffic
Fatality Attributed to Headphones
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(NIOSH Continued from page 4)
tiveness. HPD
fitting, or an assessment of the protection provided by given device under given
conditions to a given individual, should be addressed with improved methods and
technologies for field fit testing and user training. Simple but reliable methods
for self-assessment of fit should be developed, with annual training and verification of
appropriateness of HPD selection part of the hearing loss prevention process.
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hearing health in society. Lack of a
broad based social marketing effort to raise the awareness of the public on hearing health
as a wellness issue speaks to under-valuation of hearing health in society.
The large-scale awareness campaign which will be required to raise awareness of society in
general should be based on wellness models. This effort could be started by a
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A 15-year-old honor student was killed
recently while jogging in a small town near Lansing, Michigan.
The student ran in front of oncoming traffic while using a personal headset and running on
a public highway.
Police attribute the fatality, in part, to the use of the personal headset. They
indicated that in addition to auditory masking of environmental cues about approaching
traffic, use of a headset also commonly reduces the attention paid by the wearer to
environmental conditions and situations.
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hearing health as wellness as a new
paradigm. Worker groups, including organized labor; employers, both large and small;
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Further study is needed on the effects of HPD on functionality in the workplace.
Analysis of the effect of HPD use
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The large-scale awareness campaign which will be
required to raise awareness of society in general should be based on wellness models
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on warning signal detection; localization
of noise sources; and speech and communication in the workplace are important. In
addition, each of these research aspects should be considered for both the normal-hearing
and for the hearing-impaired.
New technologies integrating speech communication systems and other technologies with HPD
should be pursued, with special focus on tailoring systems for hearing impaired.
Integration of multiple technologies including chemical exposure monitoring and other
health surveillance should be considered to increase value and raise the credibility of
the use of these devices.
Social Marketing Agenda
A fundamental failure of the existing system has been the reliance on regulation and on
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population should be mobilized.
A focus on youth, using anti-smoking or other public health awareness models, could be a
great preventive measure to improve the hearing health of those entering the
workforce. Noise awareness media should be developed using tools like the tinnitus
demonstration tape employed by the Carpenters Union and hearing loss demonstration media.
Conclusion
An aggressive agenda for noise issues, identifying the deficiencies in the current
paradigm, was developed by workshop participants. Contact NIOSH or Lee Hager at JAA
for more information.
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(Conference
Continued from page 1)
and
 | A Roundtable Session on Tuesday
entitled The Hearing Conservation
Amendment: Has It Protected the American Worker?
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The Roundtable session, arranged by Robert R. Anderson of JAA and Kim Tum Suden of Walt
Disney World, should prove particularly interesting, as participants and audience members
stage a mock trial in an attempt to determine the effectiveness of current hearing
conservation regulation and enforcement.
Contact AIHA at 703-849-8888, fax 703-207-3561, or email infofax@aiha.org for more
information.
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Visit JAA in Atlanta!
Booth 1746
at AIHCE
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