30-SECOND VERSION
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What does this have to do with farming?
Every time you vaccinate livestock or are around the squeals of baby pigs, your ears might as well be going to a rock concert. To your ears, the noise is the same, and it can result in the same kind of hearing damage.
Check into hearing protection. And save your ears for the finer things in life.
60-SECOND VERSION
What does this have to do with farming?
Every time you vaccinate livestock or are around the squeals of baby pigs, your ears might as well be going to a rock concert. To your ears, the noise is the same, and it can result in the same kind of hearing damage.
Farmers have a higher than average rate of hearing loss. It comes from working around loud machinery, livestock in enclosed areas, or power tools. Exposure to these noises day after day over a lifetime can lead to significant hearing loss unless you protect your ears.
If you have to shout to be heard by someone three feet away, you may need hearing protection. This protection could be something as simple as wearing ear plugs whenever you work in the barn or on a tractor without a cab.
Check out hearing protection at your local farm supply store. Or get a free copy of Iowa State University Extension's new SAFE FARM publication, and save your ears for the finer things in life.
This message comes to you from SAFE FARM, Iowa State University Extension's farm safety program to make Iowa a better place to work and live.
This radio public service announcement script was distributed by Iowa State University Extension as part of the Safe Farm Program. Safe Farm promotes health and safety in agriculture. It is funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Iowa State University, and a network of groups that serve Iowa farm workers and their families. Distribution date: October 1993
Disclaimer and Reproduction Information: Information in NASD does not represent NIOSH policy. Information included in NASD appears by permission of the author and/or copyright holder. More
