www.agc.org • August 2016  
         
 

Contact Us Archives Subscribe Printer-Friendly AdvertiseSafety and HealthFacebook Facebook

MSA - The Safety Company
McGriff, Seibels & Williams
 

OSHA Kicks Off "Hear and Now - Noise Safety Challenge"

Print Print this Article | Send to Colleague

The Department of Labor is challenging inventors and entrepreneurs to help develop a technological solution to workplace noise exposure and related hearing loss.

The DOL’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Mine Safety and Health Administration, in partnership with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, have launched the ‘Hear and Now – Noise Safety Challenge’ with the dual goals of inspiring creative ideas and raising business awareness of the market for workplace safety innovation. 

Every year, 22 million workers risk losing their hearing from workplace noise hazards. Hearing loss disability costs businesses an estimated $242 million annually in workers’ compensation. 

Idea submissions are due by September 30. Ten finalists will be invited to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges on October 27 in Washington D.C. The event will feature investors, representatives of the NIOSH Research to Practice Program and representatives of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

The competition is open to all ideas related to occupational hearing protection. Suggested topics include:
Technology that will enhance employer training and improve effective use of hearing protection.
Technology that alerts workers when hearing protection is not blocking enough noise to prevent hearing loss.
Technology that allows workers to hear important alerts or human voices while remaining protected from harmful noise. 

More information and a link to submit ideas can be found at https://www.dol.gov/featured/hearing

The competition is open to the general public, including OSHA contractors and special government employees. However, employees of federal OSHA, "state plan" states and on-site consultation programs are not eligible.

Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA’s role is to ensure these conditions for America’s working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, education and assistance. For more information, visit www.osha.gov.
 

Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn

 
         

AGC of America2300 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 300 · Arlington, VA 22201 · 703-548-3118 (phone) · 703-548-3119 (fax) · www.agc.org
About AGC | Advocacy | Industry Topics | Programs and Events | Career Development | News & Media

© Copyright 2024 The Associated General Contractors of America. All rights reserved.