| Fact Sheet on Expanded OSHA Reporting Requirements |
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a Final Rule amending its occupational injury and illness recordkeeping regulation. It will become effective on January 1, 2024. Establishments with 100 or more employees in designated industries will be required to electronically submit their OSHA Forms 300 and 301 information once a year.
OSHA released a new fact sheet to help employers understand the expanded requirements for electronically submitting injury and illness information.
More information is available on OSHA’s Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements website and in the OSHA press release and Federal Register Notice.
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| Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Awards - Self-Nominations Accepted through August 18! |
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Nominations for the annual Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Awards are now being accepted. The awards are co-sponsored by NIOSH, the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA), and the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC).
Two awards are presented: one for excellence and one for innovation. According to Safe-in-Sound Review Committee Coordinator, Scott Schneider, CIH, judges for the excellence award consider what nominees have done to limit or eliminate the risks from noise exposures in their workplace. Previous winners have been recognized for purchasing quieter tools or equipment, regularly checking noise levels, providing effective hearing protection tailored to workers’ needs, conducting careful analysis of the annual hearing test results, training all workers effectively on noise both on and off the job, controlling noise to the levels recommended by NIOSH, and evaluating their program each year to make improvements.
Self-nominations will be accepted through August 18, 2023. Winners are invited to receive the award and present their real-world success stories at our annual NHCA Conference, February 8-10, 2024, in Albuquerque, NM. For information on how to submit a nomination, please visit the Safe-in-Sound website at: https://www.safeinsound.us/.
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| Seeking NHCA Director of Communication |
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We are seeking a Director of Communication (DOC) to finish out the current term ending in February 2025. This volunteer will be responsible for working with the Spectrum and e-News Editors, providing final approval for the newsletters and other communications, and Website content management. The DOC does not do this alone - this is a team effort and mentoring will be provided! If interested, please contact Elizabeth Masterson at [email protected].
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| Seeking NHCA Scholarship Foundation Director |
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We are looking for a new member of the NHCA Scholarship Foundation. This volunteer will enlist and review applications for our Conference, Research, and Tuition Awards, and will work with the NSHCASF team to raise money for these three awards at each year’s conference. If interested, please contact Marjorie Grantham at [email protected].
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The quest for a damage risk criterion for hazardous noise exposure.
Murphy WJ, Flamme GA.
J Acoust Soc Am. 2023 Jul 1;154(1):R1-R2. doi: 10.1121/10.0019934.
PMID: 37403995
The role of kurtosis and kurtosis-adjusted energy metric in occupational noise-induced hearing loss among metal manufacturing workers.
Liu S, Zou H, Lei S, Xin J, Qian P, Liu Y, Chen Y, Yu K, Zhang M.
Front Public Health. 2023 Jun 29;11:1159348. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1159348. eCollection 2023.
PMID: 37457253
Association between occupational noise exposure and diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Rahmanian M, Zare Sakhvidi MJ, Mehrparvar AH, Zare Sakhvidi F, Dadvand P.
Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2023 Jul 14;252:114222. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2023.114222. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 37454581 Review.
Re-estimated normal hearing threshold levels for pure tones using the calculation procedure of ISO 7029:2017.
Kurakata K.
Int J Audiol. 2023 Aug;62(8):720-728. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2022.2089741. Epub 2022 Jun 29.
PMID: 35767250
Evaluation of Subtle Auditory Impairments with Multiple Audiological Assessments in Normal Hearing Workers Exposed to Occupational Noise.
Samelli AG, Rocha CH, Kamita MK, Lopes MEP, Andrade CQ, Matas CG.
Brain Sci. 2023 Jun 19;13(6):968. doi: 10.3390/brainsci13060968.
PMID: 37371447 |
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| Speaking, publishing, researching, performing, hearing? NHCA would love to hear about exciting changes and achievements in your professional and personal endeavors. |
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Who is NHCA?
We are a group of passionate hearing conservationists willing to share their expertise to prevent hearing loss. NHCA members include occupational and clinical audiologists, industrial hygienists, occupational health nurses, acoustical engineers and technicians, physicians, occupational health and safety professionals, military personnel, university professors, students, researchers and others with an interest in hearing conservation. |
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Learn more about NHCA’s sponsors by accessing profiles, videos, and other helpful links here. |
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Our Vision: To prevent hearing loss and other auditory disorders due to noise and secondary environmental factors in all sectors of society.
Our Mission: NHCA provides leadership, expertise, and education on hearing loss prevention strategies and services to the broader professional community and empowers and supports members through networking and advocacy.
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- Marjorie Grantham - Editor |
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