Workplace hearing loss risk from noise and ototoxic substances.

Friday, September 6, 2024
ON ZOOM

ABOUT THE SESSION
Hearing loss from noise is one of the most common occupational illnesses.  However, other agents, known as ototoxins, can cause hearing loss even in the absence of noise.  This talk will discuss the risk of noise-induced hearing loss from workplace noise, as well as the risk of hearing loss from exposure to ototoxins.  Different ototoxic substances will be discussed, as well as workplace settings in which exposures to these substances is common.  Finally, best practices for preventing occupational hearing loss will be described.

LEARNING OUTCOMES
You will learn about:
– how to best protect workers from occupational hearing loss
– increase your understanding of common ototoxic substances
– best practices in occupational hearing loss prevention

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

I am an industrial hygienist who has published more than 130 peer-reviewed manuscripts focused on exposures to, and impacts of, noise and other occupational and environmental hazards, including ototoxic substances. I am the principal investigator of the ongoing nationwide Apple Hearing Study (https://sph.umich.edu/applehearingstudy/), and have created a job-exposure matrix for occupational noise exposures in the U.S. and Canada (http://noisejem.sph.umich.edu/). I serve as Chair of the ACGIH^® Threshold Limit Values for Physical Agents (TLV^®-PA) Committee.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Safety professionals, industrial hygienists, occupational health practitioners.

LOCATION/FORMAT
ON ZOOM (Link to be provided at a later date.)

SCHEDULE
7:30-7:55 am – Logon onto ZOOM
8:00-9:00 a.m. – Presentation
9:00 a.m. – Wrap-Up

FEES
Members – No Charge
Non-Members – $45.00 (GST is not applicable)
Non-members who join IPAM within a month of this meeting, will have the $35 breakfast fee applied to
the cost of membership fee.
Students – $10.00

CANCELLATION POLICY
Non-Member Registrations – Cancellations received at least 72 hours (3 full days) prior to the event date are accepted without charge.  The non-member fee is non-refundable if cancellation is not received by the specified time frame.  Substitutions are welcome.