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Reduce new cases of work-related hearing loss — OSH‑06 Data

Status: Target met or exceeded

  Target met or exceeded

Most Recent Data:
1.4 new cases of occupational hearing loss per 10,000 full-time workers (2019)

Target:
1.4 per 10,000

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
1.7 new cases of occupational hearing loss per 10,000 full-time workers occurred in 2016

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Work-related noise-induced hearing loss, 2016-2019
(new cases of occupational hearing loss per 10,000 full-time workers)
Decrease desired

Population 2016 2017 2018 2019
Total
1.7
1.4
1.5
1.4