PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-525

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 525

AUGUST 1996
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-525 - Page 2 of 51
Listen up .±±
Wors Of lS±²m
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e roaR of engines, aiR compResso±s² shoP equipment² hAMMeRing oR gUnF±e
cAn RUIn yoU± heA±Ing.
HeA³´ng loss Is usUALly PAinless And so grAdUAµ T¶A· yoU mAy no· no·Ice i·¸ By
the tIme yoU ±eALize yoU'±e not ¶eA±Ing As well As yoU once dId² ·¶e dAMAge hAs
been done¹
KEep yoUr heA±Ing shArp! ºf yoU»Re wo±king in A noisy AreA¼ or yoU±
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sAys
to weaR heA±ing pRotection when operA·ing youR eqUIpment½ weAR eArPLUgs½ MU¾¿s
o± eaR cAnAL cAPsÀ Áven i ·he noIse doesn÷ seeM LoUd² It cAn cAuse dAmAgeÀ
Here's an eAsy c¶ecÄ to see if yoUr work A±eA Is noisy enoUgÅ ·o reQUI±e
heaRing P±o·ec·ionÆ HAve A Çuddy s·and Abou· ·¶±ee o± ¾ouR fee· AwAy And ·ALÈ
normaLLyÉ ºf yoU cAnnot heAr oR Unders·And ¶im, c¶Ances Are ʶe bAcËgRoÌnd
noise exceeds ·he sAfety LimItÍ
Îf yoU± ¶eAring ¶As Çeen dAMAgedÏ soUnd offÐ ÑeLL yoUR sAÒÓ·y or preVentIve
MedIcIne people Abou· i·À Ѷey»LL ·es· youR woRk AReA Ôo± dAnge±ous noIse leveLs
And decide If heA±Ing protec·ion Is neededÕ ÖLL the detAIls are in DÖ ×Am 40-501
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