“…As far as ear and hearing health are concerned, this goal has not been realised despite the concerted efforts of the MHSC and the Chamber of Mines in South Africa (Booyens, 2013). The reality is, approximately 73.2% of miners in South Africa are exposed to excessive noise surpassing the legislated occupational exposure limit of 85 dBs, despite HCPs being implemented in the mining sector (Edwards et al, 2011;Strauss et al, 2012), with numerous evidence from this context indicating little, if any, success of HCPs (Edwards et al, 2011;Edwards, Milanzi, Khoza, Letsoalo, & Zungu, 2015;Edwards & Kritzinger, 2012;Kanji, Khoza-Shangase, & Ntlhakana, 2019;, 2019bMoroe, Khoza-Shangase, Kanji, & Ntlhakana, 2018;Ntlhakana et al, 2015;Strauss et al, 2012).…”