
Can This New Workplace Safety App Protect Your Hearing?
Hearing loss is the most common workplace injury in America. The Centers for Disease Control estimates 22 million workers are exposed to dangerous levels of noise each year. To help workers avoid occupational hearing loss, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has created a smartphone app that measures dangerous sound levels in the workplace. NIOSH developed the app by evaluating 192 other sound measurement apps available for Android and Apple devi