What Is The Right Hearing Protection For You?

What is the Right Hearing Protection for You? Noise is everywhere. Some can be pleasant while others can be harmful. According to the recommended exposure limits (RELs) established by NIOSH, “the REL for occupational noise exposures to be 85 decibels, A-weighted (dB[A]) as an 8-hour time-weighted average. Exposures at or above this level are considered hazardous.” To protect your hearing, you could, at first, measure the noise levels with the NIOSH Sound Level Meter app, or the like. Then you have to consider if the environment around you is nicely or poorly ventilated, and if your hands get dirty easily....