Hearing Protection: Quiz
How much do you know about protecting your hearing? Take the quiz to find out.
How much do you know about protecting your hearing? Take the quiz to find out.
Learn about how earplugs and earmuffs can protect you from hearing damage.
An audiometric test measures how well you hear. It's quick and painless. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and your employer may require this test each year. Follow through with it. You can't "fail" a hearing test. The test results just help your employer know whether more hearing protection is required.
Learn about how loudness is measured and when you need hearing protection.
As you age, some hearing loss is normal. You lose more than the ability to hear how loud a sound is. You also lose the ability to hear certain types of sounds. For example, you might not be able to hear some of the high-pitched sounds of a child's voice.
Learn how the parts of your ear work together to help you hear and how damaged hair cells affect your hearing.
Endometrial cancer is cancer that starts in the lining of the uterus. Learn when this cancer forms and treatment choices for this cancer.
Bloodborne pathogens are disease-causing germs carried in blood or other body fluids. If blood or body fluids have touched your eyes, mouth, nose, or any other opening or break in your skin, you've been involved in an exposure incident. Here's what you need to know.
Whether or not housekeeping is a regular part of your job, at some time you might be involved in cleaning up after an accident. Correct cleaning of the accident site keeps blood or body fluids away from yourself and others. Read on to learn more.
Suddenly you're faced with an accident on the job. With a quick study of the situation, you can decide how best to handle it. Before you help, take the right steps to protect yourself and others from infection from bloodborne pathogens.