Dangerous Decibels Program Walk-Through: 7. Strategies to Protect Your Hearing
2. Walk Away
Sometimes we are around intense sounds, and we cannot turn down the volume. We are going to do an experiment to learn another way to protect our hearing.Blender Sound Level Meter Activity
This is the 2nd strategy that can be used to prevent noise-induced hearing loss. The purposes of this activity are:
- To have the students measure sound pressure levels with a sound level meter.
- To enable the students to learn how effective walking away from dangerous sound levels can be, and how useful it is for reducing their exposure to dangerous sound.
For a refresher, review the Strategies to Protect Your Hearing online training module.
This activity will demonstrate that sound energy DECREASES as you move away from the source. Simply by moving back or WALKING AWAY a few steps, you move from a clearly dangerous sound level to a safe one.
Sound energy DECREASES as you move away from the source.Simply by moving back or WALKING AWAY a few steps, you moved from a clearly dangerous sound level to a safe one.7. Strategies to Protect Your Hearing
Please watch the “Walk Away” activity in this video clip. In this video example, the instructor only had one sound level meter and passes it between students. If you have 3 sound level meters, each student can have their own to use during the activity.