Awarding and promoting excellence in hearing loss prevention

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• Personal Author:
  Meinke, Deanna K. ; Morata, Thais C. ; Meinke, Deanna K. ; Morata, Thais C.
• Description:
  Objective: To describe the rationale and creation of a national award to recognize and promote hearing loss prevention. Design: In 2007, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health partnered with the National Hearing Conservation Association to create the Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Award(TM) (www.safeinsound.us). The objectives of this initiative were to recognize organizations that document measurable achievements and to share leading edge information to a broader community. Results: An expert committee developed specific and explicit award evaluation criteria of excellence in hearing loss prevention for organizations in different industrial sectors. The general approach toward award criteria was to incorporate current 'best practices' and familiar benchmarks of hearing loss prevention programs. This approach was reviewed publicly. In addition, mechanisms were identified to measure the impact of the award itself. Interest in the award was recorded through the monitoring of the visitor traffic registered by the award web site and is increasing yearly. Specific values and strategies common across award winners are presented. Conclusion: The Safe-in-Sound Award(TM) has obtained high quality field data; identified practical solutions, disseminated successful strategies to minimize the risk of hearing loss, generated new partnerships, and shared practical solutions with others in the field. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Ear Hearing Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety Sense Organs

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Hearing Loss Prevention Construction-industry Control-methods Ear-protection Ear-protectors Hearing-conservation Hearing-loss Hearing-protection Hearing Conservation Industrial-environment Injury-prevention Noise-control Noise-induced-hearing-loss Noise-induced Hearing Loss Noise-protection Occupational Health And Safety Recognition Program Service-industries Sound Sound-attenuation

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• ISSN:
  1499-2027
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology ; DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Volume:
  51
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040231
• Citation:
  Int J Audiol 2012 Feb; 51(S1):S63-S70
• Contact Point Address:
  Deanna Meinke, Audiology and Speech-Language Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Campus Box 140, Greeley, CO 80639
• Email:
  Deanna.Meinke@unco.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction ; Manufacturing ; Services ; Construction ; Manufacturing ; Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Audiology
• Supplement:
  S1
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6427c6d94bcfb171581aef63935284c0b9c475d6d3d3a74a896b55ea1700a06fb64fd8dcd8cd59a14c84f9eb8c860d88928aa7af6028e4049cdc634ef9988f2a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193173/cdc_193173_DS1.pdf
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