Mining Hearing Loss Prevention WorkshopPractical tools and techniques to prevent noise-induced hearing loss“MiningHearingLossPreventionWorkshop”“挖掘预防听力损失的车间”The Noise Experience in the U.S. Mining Industry Where To From Here?John LangtonJohn LangtonDeputy Administrator, CMS&HDeputy Administrator, CMS&HMine Safety and Health AdministrationMine Safety and Health AdministrationMining Hearing Loss Prevention Mining Hearing Loss Prevention WorkshopWorkshopCharleston Civic CenterCharleston Civic CenterCharleston, WVCharleston, WVJune 21, 2005June 21, 2005“MiningHearingLossPreventionWorkshop”“挖掘预防听力损失的车间”AcknowledgementsThe workshop organizers, NIOSH Coal Noise Partnership Our presenters and panelists The audience your presence indicates that you have placed a value on protecting miners health and hearing “MiningHearingLossPreventionWorkshop”“挖掘预防听力损失的车间”Mine Safety and Health Administrations “Health Standards for Occupational Noise Exposure” (30 CFR Part 62) Effective for nearly 5 yearsContinues to challenge the mining industryIntended to: Protect miners from occupational noise-induced Protect miners from occupational noise-induced hearing losshearing loss Be flexible in compliance strategies by those Be flexible in compliance strategies by those being regulated being regulated “MiningHearingLossPreventionWorkshop”“挖掘预防听力损失的车间”Mine Safety and Health Administrations Mine Safety and Health Administrations “Health Standards for Occupational Noise “Health Standards for Occupational Noise Exposure” (30 CFR Part 62)Exposure” (30 CFR Part 62) Technology-forcing rule primacy of engineering primacy of engineering andand administrative administrative controls controls Retained the use of hearing protectorsMonitoring and Audiometric testing as measuresOnly requires controls found to be feasibleDetermined on a case-by-case basisDetermined on a case-by-case basisExposure standards are protective“MiningHearingLossPreventionWorkshop”“挖掘预防听力损失的车间”Mine Safety and Health Administrations “Health Standards for Occupational Noise Exposure” (30 CFR Part 62)EnforcementConsistency and uniformity One MSHA Noise CommitteeSecond Day of this workshop is dedicated to enforcement training and consists of the same training and resources recently given to MSHA personnel. “MiningHearingLossPreventionWorkshop”“挖掘预防听力损失的车间”Progress and Benefitssince Part 62Controls being utilized and developedReduced workers compensation costs Innovations in equipment performanceImproved working conditions satisfied employees who do not suffer satisfied employees who do not suffer from hearing loss from hearing loss “MiningHearingLossPreventionWorkshop”“挖掘预防听力损失的车间”“Opportunities” Challenges from the current enforcement data“MiningHearingLossPreventionWorkshop”“挖掘预防听力损失的车间”“MiningHearingLossPreventionWorkshop”“挖掘预防听力损失的车间”“MiningHearingLossPreventionWorkshop”“挖掘预防听力损失的车间”So where do we go from here? Working togetherIdentify and develop new noise control technology and solutions Focus research efforts Focus research efforts Leverage limited resourcesLeverage limited resourcesCommunicate and share informationBecome LeadersBy exampleBy exampleRemove the barriers to positive changeRemove the barriers to positive change“MiningHearingLossPreventionWorkshop”“挖掘预防听力损失的车间”So where do we go from here?Empower everyone in our organizations to contribute to the solutionsDispel the notion that investment in noise controls is detrimental to the operators bottom-line All will benefit from the advances in technology“MiningHearingLossPreventionWorkshop”“挖掘预防听力损失的车间”So where do we go from here?There is no better time to achieve our goals.“MiningHearingLossPreventionWorkshop”“挖掘预防听力损失的车间”If we do not push the envelope,“MiningHearingLossPreventionWorkshop”“挖掘预防听力损失的车间”in quieting our mining equipment, “MiningHearingLossPreventionWorkshop”“挖掘预防听力损失的车间”creating the next generation of quieter mining equipment, “MiningHearingLossPreventionWorkshop”“挖掘预防听力损失的车间”and protecting the hearing of our current and new miners,“MiningHearingLossPreventionWorkshop”“挖掘预防听力损失的车间”WHO WILL?“MiningHearingLossPreventionWorkshop”“挖掘预防听力损失的车间”WE WILL, TODAY.“MiningHearingLossPreventionWorkshop”“挖掘预防听力损失的车间”Thank You!We are an organization dedicated to sending EACH miner home safe and healthy at the end of every shift.“MiningHearingLossPreventionWorkshop”“挖掘预防听力损失的车间”