This study is designed to examine participants’ view of hearing loss as a critical
health issue, the attitudes of people toward a person with a hearing impairment, the
knowledge level of OSHA regulations pertaining to hearing loss, the general knowledge
level of hearing loss and hearing impairment, and its causes, and participants attitudes
towards wearing hearing protection. The study design is descriptive and correlational
with data collected using a written questionnaire with a controlled population. Results
were computed using the means and standard deviation for each factor.
The findings indicate that additional education and awareness is essential if
changes are to occur in the areas of general knowledge of hearing impairment, the
acceptance of hearing protective devices in the work place or school, and better
interaction and communication with those who exhibit a hearing impairment. One area
of specific improvement must be in how agricultural instructors are trained in the field of
safety so that students involved in agricultural sciences are better prepared to protect
his/her hearing while performing activities found in the agricultural business.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/ETD-TAMU-3095 |
| Date | 15 May 2009 |
| Creators | Slaydon, Sunny Leigh |
| Contributors | Lindner, James |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Thesis, text |
| Format | electronic, application/pdf, born digital |
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