WorkSafeBC aims to raise awareness about the risk of hearing loss in the service industry with the release of a new safety bulletin and other resources for workers and employers. May 22, 2019 ...

Exposure to continuous loud noise at work can cause permanent hearing loss and WorkSafeBC is telling service industry employees to beware. Dan Strand, director of prevention services at WorkSafeBC, ...

WorkSafeBC is raising concerns about an increase in hearing loss among workers in the oil and gas drilling sector. Hearing-test data collected by employers in the oil and gas drilling sector over five ...

Since the inception of hearing conservation regulations hatched in the 1970's, efforts to stop noise-induced hearing loss always have been tied to a lagging indicator – namely, audiometric testing. If ...

Workers in B.C.’s bars and nightclubs are in danger of losing their hearing due to regular exposure to noise, warns WorkSafeBC. The agency has launched a new education campaign for workers in the ...

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