National Research Agenda for the Prevention of Occupational Hearing Loss—Part 2

Christa Themann; Alice H. Suter; Mark R. Stephenson

doi:10.1055/s-0033-1349352

Seminars in Hearing, Table of Contents

Semin Hear 2013; 34(03): 208-252
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1349352

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National Research Agenda for the Prevention of Occupational Hearing Loss—Part 2

Christa Themann

²National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio

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Alice H. Suter

¹Alice Suter & Associates, Portland, Oregon

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Mark R. Stephenson

²National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio

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Abstract

dedication

To Dr. Daniel L. Johnson, whose wisdom and humor will always be missed.

Abstract

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is tasked with generating new knowledge in the field of occupational safety and health and transferring that knowledge into practice for the betterment of workers. In 1996, NIOSH established the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA), which identified occupational hearing loss as a priority research area. The NORA Hearing Loss Team, composed of representatives from industry, academia, labor, professional organizations, and other governmental agencies, has developed a national research agenda for the prevention of occupational hearing loss. This is Part 2 of that document, outlining research needed to address the problem through effective prevention programs.

Keywords

Occupational hearing loss - hearing conservation - hearing loss prevention - noise exposure

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