How to Implement a Hearing Conservation Program for Your Workplace
Posted by Safety Services, Inc. on Oct 30th 2025
Noise is one of the most common hazards employees face in the workplace. Whether it’s construction, manufacturing, or warehousing, loud environments can permanently damage hearing if proper hearing protection isn’t used. Unlike other injuries, hearing loss happens gradually — you often don’t notice it until it’s too late.
That’s why OSHA requires employers to create and maintain a hearing protection program for
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Hearing Protection - When does it go too far?
Posted by Safety Services, Inc. on Oct 15th 2025
When Hearing Protection Goes Too Far
Protecting employees from loud noise is one of the most important parts of any workplace safety program. Hearing loss caused by long-term noise exposure is both permanent and preventable — which is why hearing protection is required under OSHA’s hearing conservation standard (29 CFR 1910.95).
However, in the effort to prevent hearing loss, many companies go too far. Workers can actually become over
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Ear Protection Fit Testing - A Proper Fit is Proper Protection
Posted by Safety Services, Inc. on Oct 2nd 2025
How Does Hearing Protector Fit Testing Help?
In many industries, noise is an unavoidable fact of life. Even if you’ve put in engineering controls and administrative limits, workers are still exposed to sound levels high enough to threaten hearing health. Providing hearing protection devices (HPDs) is one part of compliance — but what too many programs don’t emphasize is how well those devices actually fit individual workers. In
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