Assessing Hearing Conservation Effectiveness

评估听力保护效果

• 批准号: 8875972
• 负责人: PETER MACGARR RABINOWITZ
• 金额: $ 35.79万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-09-01 至 2015-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8875972
• 关键词: Assessing; Hearing; Conservation; Effectiveness

Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) continues to be one of the most common occupational disorders, even in workplaces with OSHA-compliant hearing conservation programs (HCPs). Prevention of occupational hearing loss and development of better tools to assess HCP effectiveness are top priorities of the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) for manufacturing. This proposal will build on a unique relationship between the research team and a major manufacturing company to develop a comprehensive, "mixed method" approach for assessing HCP effectiveness. This research will also examine the effect of innovative technologies for hearing loss prevention that have been implemented in some study facilities. The study aims are to 1) recruit 10 locations and determine observed vs. expected rates of high frequency hearing loss for workers at each facility, 2) Perform quantitative analyses of the facility audiometric databases, including proposed ANSI methods for assessment of HCP effectiveness, 3) perform onsite qualitative analyses of HCP components using focus groups and interviews, and 4) combine and compare quantitative and qualitative assessments using mixed methods and multivariate approaches. This research will result in the development of a practical tool for assessing hearing conservation effectiveness and enhanced prevention of noise induced hearing loss.

噪声性听力损失 (NIHL) 仍然是最常见的职业病之一，即使在 具有符合 OSHA 标准的听力保护计划 (HCP) 的工作场所。预防职业病 听力损失和开发更好的工具来评估 HCP 的有效性是该部门的首要任务 制造业国家职业研究议程 (NORA)。该提案将建立在独特的 研究团队与一家大型制造公司之间的关系，以开发 用于评估 HCP 有效性的综合“混合方法”方法。这项研究还将 检查已在以下国家实施的预防听力损失的创新技术的效果： 一些学习设施。该研究的目的是 1) 招募 10 个地点并确定观察到的与预期的 每个工厂工人的高频听力损失率，2) 对高频听力损失进行定量分析 设施听力数据库，包括用于评估 HCP 的拟议 ANSI 方法 有效性，3) 使用焦点小组对 HCP 组件进行现场定性分析， 访谈，以及 4) 使用混合方法结合并比较定量和定性评估 方法和多元方法。这项研究将开发出一种实用工具 评估听力保护效果并加强预防噪音引起的听力损失。