Monthly Archives: February 2011

OSHA temporarily withdraws proposed column for reporting work-related musculoskeletal disorders

OSHA announced Jan. 25 that it has temporarily withdrawn from review by the Office of Management and Budget its proposal to restore a column for work-related musculoskeletal disorders on employer injury and illness logs. OSHA has taken this action to … Continue reading

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Wellness Testing Information

  The following is a question posed by a Workplace Integra client to our Director of Audiology, Dr. George Cook, Au.D., CCC-A.  Below is the question and Dr. Cook’s reply. Dear Dr. Cook: We understand the following OSHA program/monitoring guideline … Continue reading

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Audiometers and Audiometric Testing Rooms: Calibration and Documentation

  How often does OSHA require a sound booth to be calibrated? OSHA requires that the audiometric testing room – which can be an open room – be no louder than the maximum permissible ambient noise levels specified in the … Continue reading

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Duke treatment offers tinnitus relief

Source: The News & Observer, By Sarah Avery, Staff Writer It drives people nuts. Ringing. Buzzing. Hissing. For people with tinnitus, a phantom sound only they can hear plagues their every waking moment. Imagine a Salvation Army bell ringer camped … Continue reading

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OSHA temporarily withdraws proposed column for reporting work-related musculoskeletal disorders

  OSHA announced Jan. 25 that it has temporarily withdrawn from review by the Office of Management and Budget its proposal to restore a column for work-related musculoskeletal disorders on employer injury and illness logs. OSHA has taken this action … Continue reading

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‘Rebooting’ brain could ease ringing in ears

  Source: www.breitbart.com Scientists have found a way to ease chronic ringing in the ears, known as tinnitus, by stimulating a neck nerve and playing sounds to reboot the brain, according to research published Wednesday. There is currently no cure … Continue reading

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