August is Tradies National Health Month and a Tradies Health Night will be held on Thursday, August 1, at Total Tools, 64 Borella Road, Albury from 6pm to 8pm.

Organiser Liam James, of Flex Out Physiotherapy, said the event would be informal, with refreshments and giveaways available.

"It will be more of a trade show type of set-up, with different health professionals from lots of different fields," he said.

"Every little stall will have a slightly different take on health and some things (tradies) need to do or information to take away to either remember themselves or to pass on to colleagues."

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Among the health providers supporting the night are Gardens Medical Group, Riverina Podiatry Group, National Skin Cancer Centres and Big Tree Psychology.

Mr James said people in manual labour fields were realising the need to look after themselves and develop good habits.

"That's where it starts," he said.

"If you've done a bit of damage early, you often don't get a second crack at it so the earlier you're aware of things, the better.

"Definitely I think the tide's turning slowly."

More details available on the Tradies Health Night Albury Facebook page.

Border audiologist Kathy Currie, of Specsavers, said wearing earplugs or ear muffs and reducing simultaneous noises like loud machinery and a blaring radio could help protect hearing.

Needing to raise your voice to talk to someone about a metre away indicated a too-noisy workplace.

"It's all too often that retired tradies present to me with compromised hearing as a result of prolonged work in noisy environments without hearing protection," Ms Currie said.

"As well as having your hearing checked routinely every two years, there are a number of preventative measures tradies can take to protect their hearing, especially as the majority of workplace hearing is preventable with the right safety measures and precautions."

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