日前,美国华盛顿举办了首届“Hear and Now——噪声安全挑战”。该比赛由美国劳工部职业安全与健康管理局(OSHA)和矿山安全与健康管理局主办,美国职业安全和健康研究所协办。比赛中,有3项发明被认为能减少因工作造成的听觉损伤。评委为荣获第一名的发明者Nick Laperle和Jeremie Voix颁奖,这项发明为操作者设计了一款集保护、通信和监控功能于一体的个性化耳机。 Recently, Washington held the first “Hear and Now - Noise Security Challenge.” The competition was sponsored by OSHA and Mine Safety and Health Administration, with the U.S. Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Labor. Three of the inventions in the competition were thought to reduce hearing damage caused by work. The judges presented the award-winning inventor Nick Laperle and Jeremie Voix with the invention of an individual headset designed by the operator for protection, communication and monitoring.