Justification of the program for the prevention of sensorineural hearing loss in employees at enterprises of various types of economic activity

Abstract

Industrial noise is one of the most common factors of the working environment in the workplace. Every third employee is exposed to it. Occupational diseases from noise exposure, which account for 23–28% of the total occupational morbidity over the past 5 years, are registered annually in the Russian Federation. In this regard, we have developed a program for the prevention of sensorineural hearing loss in industrial workers. The developed program reflects the general principles of preventive measures and includes the following sections: determination of noise exposures, measures to prevent the harmful effects of noise (architectural and planning, technical, organizational, medical and preventive). A separate section of the program is devoted to informing employees about the risk of health disorders from noise exposure. As a result of the implementation of the hearing protection program in the workplace, we can expect a decrease in the number of occupational diseases from noise exposure, an increase in labor productivity, and a reduction in work injuries.