PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-589

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 589

DECEMBER 2001
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-589 - Page 28 of 32
What to Wear
Sometimes you’re told what type of hearing protection to
use. If not, what you choose depends on the noise level.
Ear canal caps can be used only when the noise level is
under 95 decibels. Get preformed, reusable ear canal caps
with these NSNs:
PS 589
53
If You Still Can
DEC 01
52
Hearing Protection…
Listen Up.
..
All caps come with head-
bands and must be ordered
through your medical folks
and
individually
fitted
before they can be worn.
Foam earplugs and ear muffs are effective from 85-103
decibels if properly worn and maintained. Get 200 pairs of
disposable foam plugs with NSN 6515-00-137-6345. The
plugs are individually wrapped and come in a box with an
adhesive back. That makes it easy to stick the box to a wall or
door at the entrance to your work area for visitors who may
not have hearing protection.
According to an Army
Policy letter dated 13 Jun
01, all foam earplug pro-
curements
must
come from
DLA. Credit card holders
should not
purchase the
earplugs locally.
For noise exposures from 103-108 decibels, your medical clinic will need to order
and fit you with single-flange or triple-flange earplugs that must be worn in combi-
nation with noise muffs or a noise-attenuating helmet. The earplugs come in a handy
carrying case. Get an extra 20 carrying cases with NSN 6515-01-100-1674.
we’re all
finished
here!
Let’s
go
home!
what!?
Who’s
on
the
phone?
Real soldiers
don’t need
hearing protec-
tion. They just
need to keep
working around
loud noise until
their ears get
tough, right?
Wrong!!
Your ears don’t
get tough
-they
get
deaf!
And if
your hearing is
already bad, it
only gets worse
if you don’t
protect
it.
NSN
Qty
1 ea
10 ea
12 ea
where can I
get a pair of
earmuffs
like yours?
Ear canal caps have headbands
Order disposable foam plugs
If you work
in a
noisy
area, or the
TM says to
wear hearing
protection
when
operating
your
equipment,
do it.
Even noise
that doesn’t
seem loud
can cause
damage.
589. 52-55 (C)
10/26/01
10:07 AM
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