NORA Hearing Loss Prevention Sector Council

January 16, 2019              11:00 am – 12:30 pm ET (virtual meeting)

• Welcome and Introductions
  William Murphy and Laurie Wells, Council Co-Chairs

• Update on HLP Activities and National Occupational Research Agenda for the Hearing Loss Prevention
  William Murphy

• Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for the World Hearing Day
  Thais Morata, NIOSH

• Topics that we want to work on during the In-person meeting in Cincinnati

April 3, 2019                       8:30 am – 4:00 pm in Cincinnati, OH

• Welcome, housekeeping items, and self-introductions of Council Members and attendees
  William Murphy, Laurie Wells, Council Co-chairs

• Update of hearing loss prevention activities since last quarterly meeting
  William Murphy, NIOSH

• Engineering controls in the Mining Sector
  Amanda Azman, NIOSH

• Hearing Protection Fit-Testing – Concept to Commercial Product
  Nick Laperle, EERS, Inc. and William Murphy, NIOSH

• Hearing Conservation Program Manager Software
  Laurie Wells, 3M

• Words of experience about choosing priorities and tasks
  RJ Matetic, NIOSH

• Discussion of Council priorities and choosing 1-2 tasks for Workgroup formation
  All Council Members, with remote members by Adobe Connects

• New Workgroups choose chairs, start planning activities
  All Council Members in groups, with remote members by Adobe Connects or phone number

• New Workgroups report on discussions
  All Council Members with remote members by Adobe Connects

• Discussion of Next Steps, Final Thoughts and Wrap Up
  William Murphy, Laurie Wells and All Council Members

March 28, 2018                 11:00 am – 12:30 pm ET (virtual meeting)

• Welcome and Introductions
• Review of the NORA Council’s mission
• Presentation about the NORA Councils – William Murphy, NIOSH
• Preliminary goals to be included in the NORA agenda
• Discussion of the draft Agenda
• Wrap up, discussion of future meeting date(s)

April 27, 2018                    11:00 am – 12:30 pm ET (virtual meeting)

• Welcome and Introductions
• Update on HLP Activities
• Discussion of the draft NORA agenda
• Assigning groups to write the objectives
• Wrap up, discussion of future meeting date(s)

June 20, 2018                     11:00 am – 12:30 pm ET (virtual meeting)

• Welcome and Introductions
• Update on HLP Activities
• Reports on NORA Objectives
  • Objective 1. Provide Policies and Guidelines that will inform Best Practices for HLP Efforts
  • Objective 2. Developing evidence-based health promotion curriculum for noise exposed workers
  • Objective 3. Noise Control Development Effort
  • Objective 4. Development of Audiological tests for Hearing Loss Prevention
  • Objective 5. Improving Occupational Hearing Loss Surveillance
• Presentation topic ideas for the next meeting?
• Wrap up, discussion of future meeting date

August 14, 2018                1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET (virtual meeting)

• Welcome and Introductions
  William Murphy and Laurie Wells, Council Co-Chairs
• Update on HLP Activities
  William Murphy 
• Discussion of current draft of: National Agenda for Occupational Safety and Health for Hearing Loss Prevention
  • Formatting across objectives
  • Content that needs further updates / discussion
  • Current timeline for completion / public comment

• • • NIOSH Occupational Hearing Loss Surveillance Project Update

• NIOSH Occupational Hearing Loss Surveillance Project Update
  Liz Masterson, NIOSH
• Call for presenter / topic for next meeting
• Wrap up, discussion of future meeting date
  • Moving to quarterly meetings: next meeting in November or December

October 1, 2018                1:30 pm – 3:00 pm ET (virtual meeting)

• • Welcome and Introductions
    William Murphy and Laurie Wells, Council Co-Chairs
  • Update on HLP Activities
    William Murphy
    • October is National Protect your Hearing Month
    • HPD Fit-testing webpage
    • AIHA 6^th edition of The Noise Manual
  • Discussion of current draft of: National Cross Sector Agenda for Occupational Safety and Health Research and Practice in Hearing Loss Prevention
    • Formatting across objectives
    • Content that needs further updates / discussion
    • Current timeline for completion / public comment
  • Call for presenter / topic for next meeting
  • Wrap up, Determine the next Quarterly meeting datein January 2019

August 28, 2017                2:00-3:00 pm ET (virtual meeting)

• Welcome
• Introductions of Cross Sector Council members
• Presentation of the National Occupational Research Agenda
• Brief overview of the NIOSH Hearing Loss Prevention Intramural Strategic Plan and example plan from the Manufacturing Sector Council
• Discussion of broad topic areas (e.g. Surveillance, Noise Control, PPE, Best practices)
• Wrap up, discussion of future meeting date(s)

September 29, 2017        2:00-3:30 pm ET (virtual meeting)

• Welcome and Introductions
• Review of the minutes from August 28, 2017
• Presentations
  • Noise Control Engineering for Large Equipment
    David Copley, Sr. Engineering Specialist, Caterpillar Inc.
  • Noise Control Engineering in the Mining Sector
    Amanda Azman, Research Audiologist, NIOSH

• Preliminary discussion of strategic objectives to include in the NORA agenda
• Wrap up, discussion of future meeting date(s)