An industrial hearing protection and communication assembly including a frame
having a front frame member that, includes a substantially transparent shatterproof
eye panel disposed to shield a wearer's eyes, and at least one protective ear insert
structured to be fitted into a wearer's ear in order to substantially muffle exterior
noise. A speaker head audibly communicates an audio signal received by a receiver
disposed on the frame and is structured to be inserted into a bore defined in the
protective ear insert, and thereby, into one of the wearer's ears. The audio signal
is audible to the wearer while the exterior noise is muffled by the protective
ear insert and the speaker head is shielded from perspiration or other body contaminants
of the wearer. Further, the protective insert can be variably positionable in accordance
with the location of the wearer's ears.