Popular Howard Leight Hearing Conservation Seminars Coming to Gulf
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-- Free "Best Practices in Hearing Conservation" seminar provides practical information on implementing
effective hearing conservation programs
-- October '08 tour to include Houston, Baton Rouge and Mobile
-- Download registration form for the free seminar at:
http://www.howardleight.com/bestpractices/educate?locale=us
Smithfield, RI - Howard Leight will conduct a series of free hearing conservation seminars across the Gulf
section of the US, October 21-23, 2008. Entitled, "Best Practices In Hearing Conservation," the seminars
will be presented by Theresa Y. Schulz, PhD, renowned audiologist and Hearing Conservation specialist
and Hearing Conservation Manager for Sperian Hearing Protection, LLC. The seminars combine audio and
visual demonstrations to convey hearing conservation principles in an engaging and practical way, and are
open to hearing conservation program managers, safety managers, industrial hygienists and like
professionals.
In addition to a number of locations in the US, these lively and informative presentations have been offered
in Canada, Mexico, the UK, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. This October's Gulf Coast
schedule will include:
o Tuesday 10/21 - Houston, TX - JW Marriott Houston
o Wednesday 10/22 - Baton Rouge, LA - Baton Rouge Marriott
o Thursday 10/23 - Mobile, AL - Marriott Mobile
The registration form for the free seminar can be downloaded at:
http://www.howardleight.com/bestpractices/educate?locale=us
The seminar lasts three hours and includes everything safety practitioners need to know about
implementing an effective and compliant hearing conservation program. Topics include: the basics of
hearing conservation; effects of noise-induced hearing loss; US OSHA regulations; implementing an
effective HC program; tips on selecting and fitting hearing protectors; field verification of hearing protectors;
new EPA ratings for hearing protectors; and most important of all, training and motivating workers to wear
them. Continuing educational credits for industrial hygienists and other safety professionals are pending.
The motivational portion of the seminar focuses on techniques to encourage employees to wear their
hearing protection: showing workers they are vulnerable; demonstrating the future risks of not wearing
hearing protection; and removing the barriers to wearing protectors, including unavailability, discomfort, or a
sense of alienation from being overprotected. All attendees will receive posters, flyers, product samples and
other motivational tools for use in their own hearing conservation programs.
Demonstrations of VeriPRO(TM), a new technology just introduced by Howard Leight which measures realworld
attenuation of unmodified earplugs, will be offered immediately following the seminars.
Dr. Theresa Y. Schulz began her career in Hearing Conservation as an audiologist for the U.S. Army and
retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Colonel in 2004. She has worked in a number of positions, including
Vice President of Professional Operations for Sonomax, and most recently served at NIOSH where she
was team leader of the Hearing Loss Prevention Branch. She is a Certified Professional Supervisor for
Audiometric Monitoring (CPS/A), a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association, and a fellow in the American Academy of Audiology. Theresa joined Sperian Hearing
Protection in May of 2008.
Since its beginnings as a one-man operation more than 30 years ago, Howard Leight by Sperian has grown
into one of the largest global manufacturers of hearing protectors in the industrial market and the
recognized innovator in protection and people-oriented fit. Howard Leight offers the widest variety of
hearing protection devices and technology, ranging from the highest attenuating Max® single-use earplug,
to SmartFit® earplugs with Conforming Material Technology(TM)-which delivers a more personalized fit-to
VeriPRO(TM), the new industry-changing fit verification system for hearing protectors. Utilizing Bilsom®
Technology, Howard Leight earmuffs raise the bar on innovative design, performance and comfort, with
features like padded wire headbands, high-visibility designs, unique sound management technologies and
multi-level attenuation options. Visit Howard Leight online at www.howardleight.com
With nearly 6000 employees worldwide, Sperian Protection is resolutely geared towards international
markets. The world leader in personal protective equipment (hearing, eye, respiratory and fall protection,
gloves, clothing and footwear), the Group offers innovative products adapted to high-risk environments so
that all workers in the manufacturing and services industries can work with confidence. Sperian Protection
is listed on Euronext's Eurolist and on the SBF120.
Media Contact:
Thomas Rankin Associates
Thomas R. Rankin, APR
401-884-4090
tomr@trankin.com
For additional information, contact:
Sperian Hearing Protection, LLC
7828 Waterville Road
San Diego, CA 92154
Tel: 800-430-5490
Fax: 401-232-3110
email: rbessette@SperianProtection.com
http://www.howardleight.com
