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Discover four benefits that provide you with the guarantee that your employees will wear their hearing protectors 100% of their time spent exposed to noise: comfort, communication, convenience, and hygiene. Learn which type of protector (earmuffs, disposable ear plugs, reusable or moulded ear plugs) best meets their needs.
Disposable ear plugs
Custom ear plugs
Reusable ear plugs
Earmuffs
The more comfortable the device, the more likely your employees are to forget they are wearing an ear protector. But what is comfort?
Comfort | |
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Disposable ear plugs | |
Custom ear plugs | |
Reusable ear plugs | |
Earmuffs |
Beyond usability, communication in a noisy environment is important to transmit information or respond to safety instructions:
Communication | |
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Disposable ear plugs | |
Custom ear plugs | |
Reusable ear plugs | |
Earmuffs |
Accessibility and simplicity in use are critical factors in the successful implementation of hearing protectors.
Convenience | |
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Disposable ear plugs | |
Custom ear plugs | |
Reusable ear plugs | |
Earmuffs |
An ear protector is placed into the ear canal, or in contact with the skin. Maintenance is therefore important for pleasant use throughout the lifetime of the protector.
Hygiene | |
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Disposable ear plugs | |
Custom ear plugs | |
Reusable ear plugs | |
Earmuffs |
This comparison clearly shows that custom ear plugs are the ones that best fit your employee’s needs. They are the most accepted and are worn 100% of the time the workers are exposed to noise.
Thus, you have the guarantee that your employees are effectively protected and reduce the risk of occupational noise-induced hearing loss.
Comfort | Communication | Ease of use | Hygiene | Total /12 | |
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Disposable ear plugs | 7 | ||||
Custom ear plugs | 12 | ||||
Reusable ear plugs | 6 | ||||
Earmuffs | 5 |
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