| Document ID (ISN) | 34008 |
| CIS number |
80-1390 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0018-7208 - Human Factors |
| Year |
1980 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Zohar D., Cohen A., Azar N. |
| Title |
Promoting increased use of ear protectors in noise through information feedback. |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 1980, Vol.22, No.1, p.69-79. Illus. 21 ref. |
| Abstract |
Hearing loss occurring with and without the use of earplugs was measured in workers of a noisy department of a metal fabrication plant. The results were fed back to individual workers to motivate greater use of ear protectors. Over the next 5 months, use of earplugs rose to 85-90%. Only 10% of a control group of workers given a standard lecture on hearing conservation and subjected to disciplinary threats wore earplugs over the same period. The effectiveness of feedback is seen as a 2-stage process involving individual reinforcement and group adoption of new norms for behaviour. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
hearing protection; information of personnel; psychology of medical prevention; noise |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
audiometric tests; motivation |
| Document type |
C - Training manuals, audiovisual material |
| Subject(s) |
Personal protection
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
OSH training
Noise
Psychological factors
Hearing protection
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