Hearing Loss Prevention

In an October 6, 2011 Federal Register notice (76 FR 62093), OSHA announced an informal stakeholder meeting to discuss approaches to preventing occupational hearing loss.  OSHA is hosting this meeting to gather information on best practices for noise reduction in the workplace and invites discussion on personal protective equipment, hearing conservation programs and engineering controls. 

NIOSH and the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) partnered in 2007 to create the Safe-In-Sound Award for Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention. The objectives of this award are to recognize organizations that document measurable achievements in hearing loss prevention programs in the work environment, and to obtain and disseminate information on their real world successes.