Summary Report of Stakeholder Meeting on Preventing Occupational Hearing Loss

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) held an informal stakeholder meeting Nov. 3, 2011, on preventing occupational hearing loss to provide a public forum and gather information on the best practices for noise reduction in the workplace. The meeting included discussions on personal protective equipment, hearing conservation programs and engineering controls. The purpose of the meeting was to elicit the views of employers, workers, and noise control and safety and health professionals about the hazards of occupational exposure to noise and how best to control them.

OSHA sought stakeholder input on the four questions regarding occupational hearing loss prevention: 1) What are the best practices regarding hearing conservation programs? 2) What are the best practices for, as well as concerns with, using personal protective equipment for noise control? 3) What are the best practices for using feasible engineering controls? 4) What are companies' experiences with effective noise control programs and what are the key elements of their programs?

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AplusA-online.de - Source: U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration