FUNDACION UNIVERSITARIA TECNOLOGICO COMFENALCO ACTIVIDAD DE BILINGUISMO DANIELA SOFIA YEPEZ BUELVAS ERLING ALFONSO FLOREZ LOPEZ CESAR SANTIAGO ALCALÁ SALGUEDO JUAN SEBASTIAN TORRES ACOSTA ROY OLIOVER REASON DE ARCO LEGISLACION OCUPACIONAL ELIAS ALBERTO BEDOYA MARRUGO SEMESTRE VI 2020 Hearing risk is undoubtedly one of the most common at work level that can be experienced, although not only at work level, since noise is a factor of nature that is present every day of our life, as this It is detected based on our sense of hearing, except in certain cases in which the person for certain reasons cannot hear. According to the reading, Noise is one of the most intraorganizational stressors commonly found in work environments that cause various effects on humans, states that most of the workers point out noise as the main environmental condition that affects their work. Noise-induced hearing loss (HIR) is a health problem that increases, along with the advancement of civilization. On this occasion we treat it as a problem in the workplace. Exposure to high intensity noise causes diseases and disorders such as the inability to communicate with others, reduces the quality of life of human beings and their socialization, a phenomenon known as socioacusis. Possible causal factors of hearing loss in the workplace are the nature, the work environment, the sound intensity and the period of time to which the worker is exposed. According to the reading, this is a problem that has existed for centuries, particularly from the beginning of the existence of hierarchical civilizations, through the era of industrialization, until what we know today as the contemporary era. Over the years there have been researchers, doctors and specialists who have made key and important contributions to the treatment and control of noise, both in workplaces and in places of public space. In the fields of medicine and occupational safety, equipment, methods and recommendations have been developed to take into account in case a worker is exposed to excessive noise. This is a risk that must be taken into account and worked so that it does not affect the health of workers in the medium and long term. There are many prevention methods that help mitigate or control exposure to noise, these can be developed either in the environment, at the sound source or be used by workers. Many times activities or tasks that do not include exposure to noise that are very loud in terms of intensity are underestimated. What is unknown is that time is key to determining how much damage a noise can generate. Our auditory system is very sensitive and delicate, that is why the worker must be provided with information about the personal care that he must have with himself when developing an activity or task with a high risk of exposure to noise.
