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October 2012
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2012-179
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Occupational hearing loss is one of the most common occupational illnesses in the United States. When control technologies have not eliminated hazardous noise exposures or are not feasible, using personal hearing protection devices (HPDs) becomes the only true means of protecting a worker.