1631Chapter 47
What’s the Ear For?
How to Protect It
by Les Blomberg and Noland Lewis
47.1 What’s the Ear For?..................................................................... 1633
47.1.1 What Does Hearing Damage Sound Like?................................................ 1633
47.2 How Loud Is Too Loud? OSHA, NIOSH, EPA, WHO......................................... 1633
47.3 Indicators of Hearing Damage............................................................ 1635
47.4 Protecting Your Hearing................................................................. 1635
47.4.1 Protecting Concert-Goers and Other Listeners............................................. 1636
47.4.2 Protecting the Community............................................................. 1636
47.5 Too Much of a Good Thing............................................................... 1637
47.5.1 A Compliance and Enforcement Tool.................................................... 1637
47.5.1.1 The SLARMSolution™........................................................... 1637
47.5.1.2 SLARMSoft™ Software Suite..................................................... 1638
47.5.1.3 SLARM™ Operation............................................................. 1639
47.5.1.3.1 Applications...................................................................... 1641
47.6 Summary............................................................................. 1642