article · Journal of Environmental Management
Noise pollution is intensifying alongside urbanisation and population growth, posing a severe occupational challenge in aviation. Personnel such as pilots, cabin crew, maintenance engineers, and ground staff face continuous exposure to noise levels that regularly exceed safe thresholds, making noise-induced hearing loss a major hazard. Although advances in protective devices and noise control technologies have helped reduce noise across aircraft and ground operations, barriers to their widespread adoption remain. Mitigating these risks requires an integrated framework that brings together technological solutions, regulatory compliance, and targeted educational initiatives. Global cooperation and comprehensive policy development are essential to address the sector-specific operational hurdles and safeguard the long-term auditory health of aviation staff.
Aviation personnel regularly work in high-noise environments that threaten their hearing health. Addressing noise-induced hearing loss through coordinated technology, policy, and training protects essential workforces, lowers long-term healthcare burdens, and improves safety across the aviation sector.
The findings point to opportunities for providers of hearing conservation programmes, developers of advanced protective equipment, and noise reduction technology vendors targeting aviation operators and ground handlers. Because the work is a review outlining strategic frameworks, regulatory needs, and implementation gaps, specific solutions are in early conceptual to applied stages rather than presenting a finished, market-ready product.
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As urbanization and population growth escalate, the challenge of noise pollution intensifies, particularly within the aviation industry. This review examines current insights into noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in aviation, highlighting the risks to pilots, cabin crew, aircraft maintenance engineers, and ground staff from continuous exposure to high-level noise. It evaluates existing noise management and hearing conservation strategies, identifying key obstacles and exploring new technological solutions. While progress in developing protective devices and noise control technologies is evident, gaps in their widespread implementation persist. The study underscores the need for an integrated strategy combining regulatory compliance, technological advances, and targeted educational efforts. It advocates for global collaboration and policy development to safeguard the auditory health of aviation workers and proposes a strategic framework to enhance hearing conservation practices within the unique challenges of the aviation sector. • (NIHL) is a major occupational hazard in aviation. • Aviation workers are exposed to noise levels that often exceed safe thresholds, • Recent technological advancements have reduced noise in aircraft and ground operations. • Effective strategies combine regulatory compliance, tech innovations, and educational • Global collaboration and policy development are essential for worker auditory health workers.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121413
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