NOISE AND HEARING LOSS PREVENTION
![Image of sound waves and person holding hand to their ear.](images/reducenoiseexposubsub.jpg)
Noise Meter
Weakest Sound Heard by the Average Ear
![Exposures >= 85 dB May Cause Hearing Loss](images/hp0.gif)
Normal Conversation
![Exposures >= 85 dB May Cause Hearing Loss](images/hp60.gif)
Ringing Telephone
![Exposures >= 85 dB May Cause Hearing Loss](images/hp80.gif)
Hair Dryer/Power Lawn Mower
![Exposures >= 85 dB May Cause Hearing Loss](images/hp90.gif)
Belt Sander
![Exposures >= 85 dB May Cause Hearing Loss](images/hp93.gif)
Tractor
![Exposures >= 85 dB May Cause Hearing Loss](images/hp96.gif)
Hand Drill
![Exposures >= 85 dB May Cause Hearing Loss](images/hp98.gif)
Impact Wrench
![Exposures >= 85 dB May Cause Hearing Loss](images/hp103.gif)
Bulldozer
![Exposures >= 85 dB May Cause Hearing Loss](images/hp105.gif)
Spray Painter
Continuous Miner
![Exposures >= 85 dB May Cause Hearing Loss](images/hp108.gif)
Chain Saw
![Exposures >= 85 dB May Cause Hearing Loss](images/hp110.gif)
Hammer Drill
![Exposures >= 85 dB May Cause Hearing Loss](images/hp114.gif)
Pneumatic Percussion Drill
![Exposures >= 85 dB May Cause Hearing Loss](images/hp119.gif)
Ambulance Siren
![Exposures >= 85 dB May Cause Hearing Loss](images/hp120.gif)
Jet Engine at Takeoff
![Exposures >= 85 dB May Cause Hearing Loss](images/hp140.gif)
12-Gauge Shotgun
![Exposures >= 85 dB May Cause Hearing Loss](images/hp165.gif)
Rocket Launch
![Exposures >= 85 dB May Cause Hearing Loss](images/hp180.gif)
Loudest Possible Tone
![Exposures >= 85 dB May Cause Hearing Loss](images/hp194.gif)
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- Page last reviewed: March 15, 2016
- Page last updated: March 15, 2016
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Division of Applied Research and Technology