Serious hearing loss perpetrated in the industrial workplace is irreversible. This program portrays the peer pressures on the shop floor that might discourage workers from using protective devices - but at their peril. We see one factory worker who is teased about wearing his ear muffs, but his fantasies convince him that the consequences are worse than the flak he cops. A light-hearted drama which emphasises the necessity of using the correct protective gear at work. Stars Bryan Brown.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
014728
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial noise
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial safety
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Management
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Protective devices
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Safety education, Industrial
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Deafness, Noise induced
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Employees - Health programs
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health education
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hearing
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Industrial noise
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Peer pressure
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Protective devices
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)