Papers, Materials, and Presentations

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Peer-Reviewed Scientific Papers
Educational Materials for the Construction Industry
Presentations

Peer-Reviewed Scientific Papers
WARNING: Some of these papers could put even the most highly-caffeinated insomniac to sleep, and my intent here is to disseminate information, not induce narcosis! Download with caution!

NEW! Variability in hearing protector attenuation measurements
NEW! Noise exposures on commercial fishing vessels

NEW! Pilot survey of noise levels in the NYC subway system
Changes in hearing among a cohort of construction apprentices
(2005)
Alternative metrics for evaluating construction noise (2005)

Effectiveness of hearing protection among construction workers (2005)
Baseline hearing levels in a cohort of construction apprentices (2004)
Ability of construction workers to recall previous activities (2004)
Non-occupational noise exposure I: routine activities (2004)
Non-occupational noise exposure II: non-occupational noise vs. occupational noise (2004)
Task-based vs. full-shift noise exposure measurements (2003)
Noise exposure among construction electricians (2001)
Noise exposures among carpenters, laborers, ironworkers, and operating engineers (1999)

Educational Materials for the Construction Industry
NEW! Noise levels for common construction tools
NEW! Construction noise and hearing protection training booklets and worker brochures
Final report on noise and hearing protector use in construction (2004)
Final report on 5-year study on noise and hearing loss in construction apprentices (2004)
Noise and hearing loss in Washington state (2004)
Hearing protection use in construction talk given by NIOSH at UW (2003)
Overview of construction hearing conservation research (2003)
Construction noise control strategies (2002)
Noise at a bridge retrofit site (1998)
Presentations

NEW! Effectiveness of hearing protection device use in construction
Effective hearing loss prevention programs in construction
OSHA construction noise stakeholder meeting presentation in Washington, DC
Non-occupational noise exposure in construction workers
Noise exposures in 5 construction trades
Noise controls for the construction industry
The Construction Noise Control Partnership
Hearing protector use in construction workers
Noise measurement

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