Hearing da
mage significantly limits the ability to communicate, and through this, limits a person’s abilities to interact with their families and community.
And guess what?
Hearing loss is relatively common in New Zealand AND Males have the highest costs associated with hearing loss! Below is a quick look at why hearing conservation training is important to your workplace.
Five Famous Facts
Source: Deloitte Access Economics
NZ Hearing Loss Final Report 2016
(That should motivate you to book in a hearing conservation course)
- Costs for hearing loss is estimated to be 4.9 Billion in 2016.
- Largest component of these costs was productivity costs, which represented 58% of total economic costs.
- 16% – 37% hearing loss attributed to occupational noise or NIHL (noise induced hearing loss).
- NIHL is a significant cause of hearing loss developed by adults later in life.
- NIHL from the workplace is potentially avoidable
If your workplace is exposing your workers to noise that is consistently reaching and exceeding 85 decibels, then you need to consider putting your staff through a hearing conservation course. You as a responsible business owner, training supervisor or Health and Safety manager need to be aware of this passive invader.
It is a half day course and will give your staff the tools to take preventative measures to guard against hearing loss.
Written by Lynz Wilmshurst
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