Hearing Conservation Program Benefits
Introduction
When a company has an effective hearing conservation program, everyone wins - the employers, the employees, and the safety and health professionals who implement the program.
The primary benefit of a hearing conservation program is that it prevents occupational hearing loss and the resulting disability. Other benefits include more effective communication between employees and management which improves the quality of production. Other benefits include:
- reduced injury and illness rates;
- reduced stress and fatigue related to noise exposure;
- increased work efficiency;
- an overall higher quality of life for employees; and
- reduced direct/indirect costs.
This module discusses the many benefits gained when an effective and efficient hearing conservation program is developed and deployed in the workplace. An effective HCP consistently prevents hearing loss in the workplace. The HCP is efficient when it prevents hearing loss in a practical and cost-effective manner.
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