Bold labels are required. Depending on a person's line of work,
the workplace can be a very noisy, loud location. Lots of
attention is given to a person's eyes through the use of safety
glasses but many people ignore or overlook the damage that can
be done to one's hearing from working in a consistently loud
environment. As a consequence of the abuse to which many people
subject their hearing, Noise Induced Hearing Loss is a common
workplace injury and work-induced disability. Noise Induced
Hearing Loss (NIHL) can occur when a person's ears are exposed
to decibels (the scale by which the volume of a noise is
measured) in excess of 90 dB. This noise level is not that loud
to the ears but can do a lot of damage if the exposure to noise
levels in this range is prolonged. There are a variety of
industries that provide access or exposure to decibel levels
above 90 dB. Industrial deafness is a risk for anyone who works
in a heavy productive industry. This classification includes
those who work with metal, drill, qu