Valuable tool
The advantages of electronic earmuffs must be weighed against their higher cost and bulkier size. But electronic earmuffs offer specialized benefits for workplace as well as non-occupational applications. Features in earmuffs change with the fast pace of the electronics industry, and the innovations in design and utility continue to make electronic earmuffs a valuable tool in a hearing conservation program.

Common applications for electronic earmuffs

AM / FM Radio

Repetitive or routine work

Machining, assembly, metalwork

Light manufacture, electronics

Textile, printing

Landscaping

Amplification

Impact / impulse noise

Intermittent noise or mobile workers

Hearing impaired workers

Construction

Drop forge, metal stamping, riveting

Communication

Critical two-way radio communication

Forestry, mining, construction

Aviation, first responders, military

Active Noise Reduction

Continuous, low-frequency noise

Motors, turbines

Commuter noise (aircraft, trains, etc.)