Impact of a hearing conservation programs on occupational noise-induced hearing loss
ABSTRACT Purpose: to analyze the impact of a Hearing Conservation Program on occupational noise-induced hearing loss in a metallurgical plant. Methods: a longitudinal case study (2003-2018) was carried out and a Hearing Conservation Program assessed with interviews and document verification. The a...
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| author | Adalva Virgínia Couto Lopes Cleide Fernandes Teixeira Mirella Bezerra Rodrigues Vilela Maria Luiza Lopes Timóteo de Lima |
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| description | ABSTRACT Purpose: to analyze the impact of a Hearing Conservation Program on occupational noise-induced hearing loss in a metallurgical plant. Methods: a longitudinal case study (2003-2018) was carried out and a Hearing Conservation Program assessed with interviews and document verification. The assessment also included 2,350 audiometric examinations and occupational noise exposure of 152 Hearing Conservation Program - participating employees, collecting the data from the company’s database. Results: high compliance indices regarding occupational noise -induced hearing loss - prevention Hearing Conservation Program practices were found between 2003 and 2018. The comparison between 2018 and 2003 showed a reduced number of workers exposed to noise at 85 dB(A) or above. The final prevalence of audiometric changes suggestive of occupational noise-induced hearing loss that remained in degree I differed from the initial one in the period. The high Hearing Conservation Program percentages and low occupational noise-induced hearing loss indicators point to an inverse relationship between them. Conclusion: the results suggest a positive impact of a Hearing Conservation Program on occupational noise-induced hearing loss in this metallurgical plant, in the period studied. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8f3d166461ad4404b7c372a2c5e91a552022-12-22T04:37:06ZengCEFAC Saúde e EducaçãoRevista CEFAC1982-02162022-10-0124510.1590/1982-0216/20222456322Impact of a hearing conservation programs on occupational noise-induced hearing lossAdalva Virgínia Couto Lopeshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7873-7764Cleide Fernandes Teixeirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9869-4431Mirella Bezerra Rodrigues Vilelahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5113-7144Maria Luiza Lopes Timóteo de Limahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8600-0017ABSTRACT Purpose: to analyze the impact of a Hearing Conservation Program on occupational noise-induced hearing loss in a metallurgical plant. Methods: a longitudinal case study (2003-2018) was carried out and a Hearing Conservation Program assessed with interviews and document verification. The assessment also included 2,350 audiometric examinations and occupational noise exposure of 152 Hearing Conservation Program - participating employees, collecting the data from the company’s database. Results: high compliance indices regarding occupational noise -induced hearing loss - prevention Hearing Conservation Program practices were found between 2003 and 2018. The comparison between 2018 and 2003 showed a reduced number of workers exposed to noise at 85 dB(A) or above. The final prevalence of audiometric changes suggestive of occupational noise-induced hearing loss that remained in degree I differed from the initial one in the period. The high Hearing Conservation Program percentages and low occupational noise-induced hearing loss indicators point to an inverse relationship between them. Conclusion: the results suggest a positive impact of a Hearing Conservation Program on occupational noise-induced hearing loss in this metallurgical plant, in the period studied.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-18462022000500501&tlng=enPublic HealthOccupational RisksOccupational Health ProgramHearing Loss, Noise-InducedPrevalence |
| spellingShingle | Adalva Virgínia Couto Lopes Cleide Fernandes Teixeira Mirella Bezerra Rodrigues Vilela Maria Luiza Lopes Timóteo de Lima Impact of a hearing conservation programs on occupational noise-induced hearing loss Revista CEFAC Public Health Occupational Risks Occupational Health Program Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Prevalence |
| title | Impact of a hearing conservation programs on occupational noise-induced hearing loss |
| title_full | Impact of a hearing conservation programs on occupational noise-induced hearing loss |
| title_fullStr | Impact of a hearing conservation programs on occupational noise-induced hearing loss |
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| title_short | Impact of a hearing conservation programs on occupational noise-induced hearing loss |
| title_sort | impact of a hearing conservation programs on occupational noise induced hearing loss |
| topic | Public Health Occupational Risks Occupational Health Program Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Prevalence |
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