Through the OSHA, NIOSH and NHCA Alliance the organizations will work together
to provide NHCA members and others, including young workers and small businesses, with information,
guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect employees' health and safety,
particularly in reducing and preventing exposure to noise and chemical ototoxic agents. The
Alliance's goals include:
Outreach and communication:
- Work with OSHA to provide expertise in developing information on the recognition and prevention
of hearing loss caused by workplace hazards, and to provide expertise in developing ways of
communicating such information (e.g. print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools, and
OSHA's, NIOSH's and NHCA's Web sites) to employers and employees in affected industries.
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA, NIOSH, or NHCA sponsored conferences, local meetings, or
other events such as the annual NHCA conference.
- Share information among OSHA and NIOSH personnel and industry safety and health professionals
regarding NHCA recommended best practices or effective approaches and publicize results through
outreach by OSHA, NIOSH, and NHCA developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and
lectures (or any other applicable forum).
- Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects that are addressed and
developed through the Alliance Program.
Promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health:
- Convene or participate in forums, round table discussions, or stakeholder meetings on workplace
hearing loss prevention issues to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide
input on safety and health issues.
Related Documents
Alliance Agreements
Alliance News Releases
Activities and Events
- February 21-23, 2008: 30th Annual Hearing Conservation Conference, Marriott Downtown Waterfront
Hotel, Portland, Oregon.
- February 21, 2008: Dean Ikeda, Deputy Regional Administrator, Region X, Seattle, Washington
Regional Office, USDOL-OSHA, gave a presentation about the OSHA and NIOSH/NHCA Alliance and the
importance of preventing work-related hearing loss to 25 attendees prior to signing the OSHA and
NIOSH/NHCA Alliance.
Products and Resources
Alliance Program Participant Developed Products
- Hearing Protection-Emerging Trends: Individual Fit Testing [PDF
- 45 KB].
Through the OSHA and NIOSH/NHCA Alliance, the organizations developed the best
practices document, "Hearing Protection-Emerging Trends: Individual Fit
Testing." The best practice document provides general information on fit-testing
of hearing protectors. (2008, August)
OSHA Safety and Health Topics Pages
Additional Resources
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