Loud noise may raise risk for workplace injuries

By Shereen Jegtvig NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Extremely loud noise on the job, as well as hearing loss from noise exposure, may cause workers to miss danger warnings, a Canadian study suggests. They found that workers regularly exposed to noise levels of 100 decibels - about the volume standing next to a lawnmower - had more than doubled risk of being hospitalized for a workplace injury. Workers with hearing loss were also more likely to be seriously hurt. "Noise induced hearing loss is a public health issue - in the USA, up to 30 million workers are exposed to noise and in Quebec this number is estimated to be 400,000," Serge-Andre Girard told Reuters Health by email.



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