Monthly Archives: October 2010

The National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) is pleased to announce that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has declared its intention to change its current policy on compliance with the noise standard, 29 CFR 1910.95.

The NHCA is a national non-profit professional association whose mission is to prevent hearing loss due to noise and other environmental factors in all sectors of society.  Its members include audiologists, industrial hygienists, nurses, physicians, and engineers.   OSHA published … Continue reading

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Fit Testing: Questions and Answers

Many users in a group may obtain values close to the labeled NRR, but a substantial portion typically do not. The only way to determine a person’s attenuation level is with a fit test system.     * By Lee D. … Continue reading

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