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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Murphy, W J

Titel

Session 3aNS Noise and Committee on Standards: Impact of New Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regulation on Hearing Protection

Ist Teil von

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2011-10, Vol.130 (4), p.2433-2435

Erscheinungsjahr

2011

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

American Institute of Physics

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The federal government has been accused of requiring needless product labeling in order to protect citizens from themselves. While there is probably some truth in these accusations, the key point of labeling is lost in the noise of criticism--at least in the case of hearing protector devices. If we were to consider the one word that most influences our life actions we would find it to be the word "decisions." A moment's thought would reveal that from the minute we wake in the morning until we achieve a deep state of sleep, we are confronted with the need to make decisions. Every move, every action, is determined by either conscious or subconscious decision making. To that end, we need to consider those elements that influence our decision making process--understandable and accurate information. Thus, the role of federal labeling of select products is to provide an understandable and accurate means for making decisions that may have an impact on our ability to function effectively in our work, maintain our good health, avoid personal injury, and the list goes on. This presentation reveals the secrets behind regulatory labeling.