Training Materials and Reports

The training materials available for download below were developed for an ongoing University of Washington study designed to increase hearing protection use in construction workers. The reports below describe the results of two different University of Washington studies. The first was a five year study of noise and hearing loss among construction apprentices. The second was a multi-year occupational hearing loss study which conducted a survey of individuals with hearing loss claims and evaluated noise and hearing loss in nine different industries.

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Available Training Materials:

Construction Hearing Conservation Training

Available Reports:

Noise and Hearing Loss in Construction Study

Occupational Hearing Loss Study

Noise and Hearing Loss in Construction Study:

	Final report on noise and hearing loss among construction apprentices 39 pages
	Executive summary of study of noise and hearing loss among construction apprentices 4 pages
	Final report on noise and use of hearing protection in construction 20 pages
Occupational Hearing Loss Study:
	Final report on occupational hearing loss study 117 pages
	Guidebook on noise in the sheet metal industry 26 pages
	Summary of occupational hearing loss study 14 pages
	Abstract of occupational hearing loss study 3 pages