NORA Hearing Loss Prevention Sector Council
Meetings
The NORA Hearing Loss Prevention Cross-Sector Council meets four times per year using virtual meeting software. Workgroups meet more frequently during the year, usually by teleconference.
Hearing Loss Prevention
January 28, 2022 1:00 – 2:30 pm ET (virtual meeting)
- Welcome and Introductions – Thais Morata and Laurie Wells
- Update on NIOSH HLP Activities – Thais Morata
- Presentation: Laborers’ Health and Safety Fund of North America – Walter Jones
- Reports from working groups
- Noise Awareness – Amanda Azman
- Hearing Protector Fit-testing – Amy Blank / Theresa Schulz
- Re-introduction of Council Members and New Members
- Next Meeting for the HLP Council / Action Items
April 19, 2022 12:30 – 2:00 pm ET (virtual meeting)
- Welcome and Introductions – Thais Morata and Laurie Wells
- Update on NIOSH HLP Activities – Thais Morata
- Presentation and Follow-up Discussion: Overview of Boothless Audiometry and Ways to Use in Occupational Hearing Loss Prevention Programs – Kathy Gates and Theresa Schulz
- Reports from working groups
- Noise Awareness – Amanda Azman
- Hearing Protector Fit-testing – Amy Blank / Theresa Schulz
- Continuation of re-introduction of Council Members and New Members
- Next Meeting for the HLP Council / Action Items
January 26, 2020 3:00 – 4:30 pm ET (virtual meeting)
- Welcome and Introductions
- William Murphy, Laurie Wells, Council Co-chairs
- Update on HLP Activities
William Murphy
- Presentation: Kurtosis and Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
William Murphy - Report from working groups
- Hearing Protector Fit-testing – Amy Blank / Theresa Schulz
- Hazard Awareness – Amanda Azman
- Next Meeting for the HLP Council
- Review Action Items
March 26, 2021 2:30 – 4:00 pm ET (virtual meeting)
- Welcome and Introductions
William Murphy, Laurie Wells, Council Co-chairs
- Update on HLP Activities
William Murphy
- Report from working groups
- Hearing Protector Fit-testing – Amy Blank / Theresa Schulz
- Hazard Awareness – Amanda Azman
- Next Meeting in October
- Review action Items
July 27, 2021 2:00 – 3:30 pm ET (virtual meeting)
- Welcome and Introductions
William Murphy, Laurie Wells, Council Co-chairs
- Update on HLP Activities
William Murphy - Presentation: Prevalence of Hearing Protection Device Non-Use among Noise-Exposed U.S. Workers in 2007 and 2014
Elizabeth Masterson, NIOSH
- Report from working groups
- Hearing Protector Fit-testing – Amy Blank / Theresa Schulz
- Hazard Awareness – Amanda Azman
- Breakout sessions and discussion
- Next Meeting for the HLP Council / Action Items
November 5, 2021 1:00 – 2:30 pm ET (virtual meeting)
- Welcome and Introductions
William Murphy, Laurie Wells, Council Co-chairs - Presentation: Crossing Barriers to Reduce Occupational Hearing Loss
Asha Brogan & Hannah Speaks, NIOSH
- Report from working groups
- Hearing Protector Fit-testing – Amy Blank / Theresa Schulz
- Hazard Awareness – Amanda Azman
- Breakout sessions and discussion
- Practical solutions for COVID-19: Communications
- Practical solutions for COVID-19: Safety
- Next Meeting for the HLP Council / Action Items
January 24, 2020 1:00 – 2:30 pm ET (virtual meeting)
- Welcome and Introductions
William Murphy and Laurie Wells, Council Co-Chairs
- Update on HLP Activities
William Murphy
- Presentation: International Year of Sound 2020
William Murphy - Presentation: Age-adjustment for occupational hearing loss
Christa Themann
- Report from working groups
- Hearing Protector Fit-testing – Amy Blank / Theresa Schulz
- Noise Awareness – Amanda Azman
April 15, 2020 1:00 – 2:30 pm ET (virtual meeting)
- Welcome and Introductions
William Murphy and Laurie Wells, Council Co-Chairs
- Update on HLP Activities
William Murphy
- Review of the Council Purpose and Charge
William Murphy and Laurie Wells - NORA Council Survey Results
William Murphy
- Presentation: Hearing Loss Prevention Activities in China
Wei Gong, NIOSH
- Report from working groups
- Hearing Protector Fit-testing – Amy Blank / Theresa Schulz
- Noise Awareness – Amanda Azman
- Meeting Schedule for the HLP Council
- Review Action Items
July 16, 2020 10:00 – 11:30 am ET (virtual meeting)
- Welcome and Introductions
William Murphy and Laurie Wells, Council Co-Chairs
- Update on HLP Activities
William Murphy
- Presentation: The mission of the Defense Health Agency: Hearing Center of Excellence
Theresa Schulz
- Report from working groups
- Hearing Protector Fit-testing – Amy Blank / Theresa Schulz
- Noise Awareness – Amanda Azman
- Next meeting of the HLP Council
- Review Action Items
November 5, 2020 2:30 – 4:00 pm ET (virtual meeting)
- Welcome and Introductions – William Murphy, Laurie Wells
- Update on HLP Activities – William Murphy
- Report from working groups
- Hearing Protector Fit-testing – Amy Blank / Theresa Schulz
- Noise Awareness – Amanda Azman
- Breakout sessions
- Next Meeting for the HLP Council
- Review Action Items
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
July 29, 2019 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET (virtual meeting)
- Welcome and Introductions
William Murphy, Laurie Wells, Co-Chairs
- Update on HLP Activities
William Murphy, NIOSH
- Informal presentation about the OSHA Technical Manual
Kelly Schnapp, OSHA
- Report from working groups
- Hearing Protector Fit-testing – Theresa Schulz, DHA/HCE
- Noise Awareness – Amanda Azman, NIOSH
October 30, 2019 2:00 – 3:30 pm ET (virtual meeting)
- Welcome and Introductions
William Murphy and Laurie Wells, Co-chairs
- Update on HLP Activities
William Murphy, NIOSH
- Presentation: Translational issues related to the prevention of NIHL: Overview of the forthcoming JASA special issue on animal models and at-risk human populations
Colleen LePrell, University of Texas at Dallas
- Report from working groups
- Hearing Protector Fit-testing – Amy Blank, U.S. Army Medical Command and Theresa Schulz, DHA/HCE
- Noise Awareness – Amanda Azman, NIOSH
- Dates for 2020 meetings
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
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- NIOSH Occupational Hearing Loss Surveillance Project Update
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- 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)
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- 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 6th 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
- Welcome and Introductions
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
- Noise Control Engineering for Large Equipment
- Preliminary discussion of strategic objectives to include in the NORA agenda
- Wrap up, discussion of future meeting date(s)
Page last reviewed: April 28, 2022
Content source: National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA)