The safe noise level to prevent hearing loss is probably lower than you think

Published by the Acoustical Society of America

Daniel Fink, Board Chair of the Quiet Coalition — a program of Quiet Communities — presented research at the 183rd meeting of the Acoustical Society of America arguing that the safe noise level to prevent hearing loss is significantly lower than commonly believed. Fink explains that the widely cited 85 dB occupational threshold does not protect all workers, and that the EPA's evidence-based safe level of 70 dB still doesn't account for lifetime exposure, suggesting the true safe level may be as low as 55 dB. Read the full article here.