Hearing Protection Today

So you want to protect your ears but don't know where to begin. How can you ensure that your hearing protection is enough for a sound? First off, whatever hearing protection you use will have an NRR rating on the box. This is a "Noise Reduction Rating" and it approximates the amount of decibels tha

Happy July, everyone! As any American knows, Independence day is just around the corner. In Virginia and North Carolina, fireworks are allowed to be set off by professionals. Virginia allows non-projectile fireworks such as sparklers, and North Carolina allows a bit more. Whats funny to me is that

Hearing Protection In The Workplace When does hearing loss, or hearing impairment, become the result of a work-related exposure?  After all, we live in a world where loud noises are common, like from heavy city traffic, or even the music so kindly being shared through the open windows of the ca