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Reports/Statistics for Hearing Loss Prevention
2006 Annual Hearing Loss Prevention Program Update 
Annual update for 2006.
Source: WorkSafeBC 
* PDF (147 KB)
* PowerPoint Presentation (Choose Edit - Edit Slides to view the notes)
2006 Early Warning Change for Selected Industries
Early warning change statistics by selected industry for 2006.
Source: WorkSafeBC
* PDF (44 KB)
2006 Statistics by Category
Statistics by category for 2006.
Source: WorkSafeBC
* PDF (28 KB)
2005 Annual Hearing Test Program Statistics
Statistics from the 2005 tests.
Source: WorkSafeBC
* PDF (28 KB)
2005 Annual Update for Hearing Loss Prevention in B.C.
Annual update for 2005.
Source: WorkSafeBC
* PDF (145 KB)
* PowerPoint Presentation (Choose Edit - Edit Slides to view the notes)
2005 Selected Industry Early Warning Change Statistics
Early warning change statistics by selected industry for 2005.
Source: WorkSafeBC
* PDF (45 KB)
2004 Annual Update for Hearing Loss Prevention in B.C.
2004 Annual Update for hearing protection use, hearing conservation programs, hearing tests, and hearing loss claims.
Source: WorkSafeBC
* PDF (150 KB)
2004 Selected Industry Hearing Loss Prevention Early Warning Change
2004 hearing loss statistics for selected industry CU's.
Source: WorkSafeBC
* PDF (64 KB)
2003 Selected Industry Hearing Conservation Early Warning Change
A summary of periodic hearing tests conducted in a variety of noisy industries and the extent of Early Warning Change (noise related hearing loss).
Source: WorkSafeBC
* PDF (10 KB)
2003 Construction Industry Update
A review of hearing conservation in construction from 1978 to 2002, including information on hearing tests, hearing protection, hearing handicap, and claims costs.
Source: WorkSafeBC
* PDF (59 KB)
2003 Annual Update for Hearing Conservation in BC
2003 Annual Update for hearing protection use, hearing conservation programs, hearing tests, and hearing loss claims.
Source: WorkSafeBC
* PDF (307 KB)
2002 Annual Update for Hearing Conservation in BC
2002 Annual Update for hearing protection use, hearing conservation programs, hearing tests, and hearing loss claims.
Source: WorkSafeBC
* 2002 Hearing Conservation Statistics (PDF 8 KB)
* Annual Hearing Test Program 2002 Statistics by Category of Test (PDF 9 KB)
* Hearing Protection, Average Hearing Losses, and Claims Information (PDF 182 KB)
2000 Annual Update for Hearing Conservation in BC
2000 Annual Update for hearing protection use, hearing conservation programs, hearing tests, and hearing loss claims.
Source: WorkSafeBC
* PDF (117 KB)
2001 Annual Update for Hearing Conservation in BC
2001 Annual Update for hearing protection use, hearing conservation programs, hearing tests, and hearing loss claims.
Source: WorkSafeBC
* HTML
* PDF (132 KB)
Construction Noise
This report examines the noise exposure of construction workers -- especially labourers, identifies the main noise sources to which workers are exposed to and discusses engineering controls capable of reducing the noise at source.
Source: WorkSafeBC
* PDF (316 KB)
Hearing Levels and Hearing Protection Use in the BC Construction Industry
This report summarizes hearing levels and hearing protection use for the BC Construction industry from 1988-1997.
Source: WorkSafeBC
* PDF (55 KB)
Determining School Music Teachers' Noise Exposure
This report describes a study of the noise exposure for school music teachers.
Source: WorkSafeBC
* PDF (45 KB)
A Review of Orchestral Musicians' Hearing Loss Risks
This report reviews the literature concerning the noise exposure and hearing loss of symphony orchestra musicians.
Source: WorkSafeBC
* PDF (43 KB)
Sawmill Industry Hearing Conservation
This report describes an analysis of hearing test results from 1979 to 1996 submitted by the Sawmill industry.
Source: WorkSafeBC
* PDF (31 KB)
Noise Survey Project 1 - Automobile Repair/Service, Garment Industry, Dry Cleaning, Hospitals
This report describes noise survey results for various operations including: automobile repair/service, garment industry, dry cleaning, and hospitals.
Source: WorkSafeBC
* PDF (170 KB)
Noise Survey Project 2 - Fast Food, Retail Bakery, Retail Meat Cutting, Roofing, Construction, Mobile Equipment Operators
This report describes noise survey results for various operations including: fast food, retail bakery, retail meat cutting, roofing, construction, and mobile equipment operators.
Source: WorkSafeBC
* PDF (126 KB)
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