Take a moment to put your hands over your ears. What do you hear? Not a lot, at a guess. Hearing is precious and doing all we can to protect it from risks at work is essential.
Hearing protectors play a big role in this. After all, when they are removed the overall protection provided is severely reduced.
It is to be welcomed then that the good old folks at the Health And Safety Executive are all ears when it comes to this important aspect of well-being at work.
The HSE online tool shows the dramatic decrease of effective protection in relation to percentage of the time not worn.
Visit to try the online hearing protection tool now
