Attenuation Study -- Occupational Health & Safety

Howard Leight

Attenuation Study

A recent field attenuation study by Howard Leight's Acoustical Laboratory found that one-on-one training is the most significant factor in predicting good ear plug performance. Of the more than 100 workers tested, one-third achieved attenuations higher than the published NRR for their ear plugs.

Product Spotlight

PPE SELECTOR

DuPont has launched the new app version of DuPont SafeSPEC, its online PPE selector tool. The app uses custom hazard parameters to identify PPE with the appropriate level of protection, whether the environment is a cleanroom or a petrochemical plant. Using SafeSPEC simplifies the selection process and makes it easier to identify workplace safety solutions, particularly when out on a jobsite. Read More
Fall Detection for Lone Workers

Grace WorkForce® worker-worn safety pendants with fall detection offer a better way to satisfy the OSHA standard. As well as, protects the worker who is unable to self-rescue by providing a means of transmitting an immediate notification to others of the worker in distress thus dispatching a prompt rescue. WorkForce® pendants transmit fall detection and manual panic alarms to other on-site pendants and fixed monitors without relying on the cellular service, and without a monthly subscription fee. For off-site remote monitoring, Grace Cloud Connect- is a subscription based add-on using Grace cellular, satellite, and IP connected Gateways with text, text-to-voice, email APP and web portal notifications. Read More
MOBILE APP

Available in both Apple and Google Play Stores, the EXAIR (Augmented Reality) AR Mobile App provides an interactive experience for EXAIR customers. The app expedites the solution-finding process by allowing users to select their specific sizes and performance requirements, place a 3D version in their actual workspace and navigate to a page to purchase. The app also includes a library of conversion calculators. Read More

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Artificial Intelligence

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