Gene Morris, industry veteran and Jarvis Septic & Drain owner, can attest to the dangers of noise exposure over time: “I’m 56, and my hearing above 2,000 hertz is gone. It’s just from not wearing hearing protection in my younger days.”
It’s a common trend among older operators and contractors. Despite regulations for hearing protection, this safety issue struggles for recognition and enforcement.
“We as young men think we’re Superman, and we’re never going to have those kinds of issues,” Morris says. “I do think the noise coming off the equipment, and even in general — the years and years and years
