Thursday, October 6, 2011

OSHA Schedules Meeting on Occupational Hearing Loss

OSHA will host an informal stakeholder meeting to solicit comments and suggestions on occupational hearing loss prevention. The meeting will be held Nov. 3. from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the DOL building in Washington, DC. If interested in attending, you can register online here, call (781) 674-7374 or fax a request to (781) 674-7200. Registration deadline is Oct. 27. If you have any questions or want additional details about the meeting, contact Frank Meilinger, director of OSHA’s Office of Communications at (202) 693-1999; Meilinger.Francis2@dol.gov.

Learn more about the health effects of noise exposure, warning signs of hearing loss and examples of workplace engineering controls here.