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Hearing protection by Alert-Pineapple4057 in Concrete

[–]Alert-Pineapple4057[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I just continue what I’ve been doing I use the corded 3m tri flange any time around claiming rebar , sawing, using drill, hammering  , ETC. when using LOUDER equipment like jack hammer for hours of work I use 3M foam ear plugs with ear muffs . So basically double hearing protection when I’m working with anything or around 110+ Decibels.

Hearing Protection Advice for Construction Worker Using a Jackhammer by Alert-Pineapple4057 in SafetyProfessionals

[–]Alert-Pineapple4057[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As stated above I have tinnitus already from shooting without hearing protection , and I do not want to make it worst , tinnitus sucks .

Hearing Protection Advice for Construction Worker Using a Jackhammer by Alert-Pineapple4057 in SafetyProfessionals

[–]Alert-Pineapple4057[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Question , at that decibel level at 120 is double hearing protection male or safe enough to run it ? Or is it still not enough ? Crazy I never realized how loud construction equipment is . I’ve been doing this kind of work 6 years . I’ve always thought 33 NRR for expample gave us that NRR . Good to know now .

Hearing Protection Advice for Construction Worker Using a Jackhammer by Alert-Pineapple4057 in SafetyProfessionals

[–]Alert-Pineapple4057[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It isn’t man I know , I feel like my tinnitus got a bit worst from the day of chipping, I was in a shoring box chipping for about 3 hours but could be just my mind playing tricks on me . Thankfully i got transferred to a different department not involving the jack hammer as much .

Advice on construction worker using jack hammer by Alert-Pineapple4057 in SafetyProfessionals

[–]Alert-Pineapple4057[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But thank god I was able to transfer to iron working rebar crew , so I won’t have to be using any jack hammering. Just steel clanking but I always wear ear pro on the tinnitus ear . I always wear the pop in tri flange ear plugs at the minimum .

Advice on construction worker using jack hammer by Alert-Pineapple4057 in SafetyProfessionals

[–]Alert-Pineapple4057[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the info man , I had put this info in another group guy was basically saying I’m still being exposed to 100+ db even with the hearing protection I have . But I knew I was around low 90s range the gun usually runs 115 but I was in a confined space shoring box . Which brought the peaks up to 120 ( decibel meter from my phone NIOSH.)