Disclosure:
There is no charge for this seminar. Expenses, including breaks and lunch are paid by 3M, a manufacturer of hearing protection products. Samples of 3M hearing protection products will be available outside of instructional time for those who wish to visit the exibit area. No purchase required.

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       Seminar Topics Include:

• Detection and noise monitoring
• Health effects related to noise exposure
• Using noise exposure data
• Training tips and resources with an emphasis on motivation and take-home tools
• Selection, fitting, use and care of hearing protectors
• Communication in noise

Should You Attend A Hearing Conservation Seminar?
If you are involved in any phase of hearing conservation - academic, industrial, government, or military - you should plan to attend. You'll learn practical solutions to noise problems and you'll leave with a thorough knowledge of hearing conservation in the context of occupational safety and health. Our Hearing Loss Prevention Seminars offer an outstanding opportunity to bring your technical and administrative knowledge up to date. And with protection technology and government regulations changing frequently, you need to have the latest information.

Continuing Education Hours and Credits are available for industrial hygienists and other professionals.

Ted Madison
Ted Madison is a Technical Service Specialist for the 3M Occupational Health and Environmental Saftey Division providing technical support, education and training in hearing loss prevention and hearing protection. He received a Master’s degree in Audiology from The University of Iowa in 1984. Currently, Ted is the Chair of the Publications Committee of the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC) and is a CAOHC-certified course director at the Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety at the University of Minnesota. The National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) awarded Ted with Michael Beall Threadgill Award for outstanding leadership and distinguished service in 2008 and its Outstanding Lecture Award in 2002. He is a Past President of NHCA, a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology (AAA), a member of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA), and a representative of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) to the ANSI S3 Bioacoustics committee. When time allows, Ted brings his passion for hearing loss prevention into the classroom as a Dangerous Decibels™ educator, teaching young people about the joys of hearing and encouraging them to make healthy hearing choices.

Laurie Wells
Laurie Wells is a board-certified audiologist and Senior Acoustics Regulatory Affairs Specialist for 3M Occupational Health and Environmental Safety Division. She received her Master’s degree from University of Arizona and her clinical doctorate degree from Salus University, School of Audiology. Laurie is a certified Professional Supervisor of the Audiometric Component of a Hearing Conservation Program and provides professional audiology review of hearing conservation programs to ensure effective protection from noise hazards to both employers and employees. This includes audiometric database analysis, assessment of hearing protection devices, and employee/employer education, worker’s compensation reviews, and employee noise exposure assessment for both hearing conservation and regulatory compliance. Laurie is the Vice-Chair of Education for the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC), and was a top-25 most active certified course director in 2003 and 2005. She has also taught numerous seminars, graduate audiology courses, and made frequent presentations at state and national conferences. Laurie is past-president of the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA), and served on the NHCA board from 1999 - 2007. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and the Colorado Academy of Audiology.

Lee Hager
Lee brings over 25 years experience to his position as Hearing Consevationist for 3M, including consultation with Fortune 50 companies on hearing conservation program effectiveness. He has served as chair of the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC), president of the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA), and chair of the Noise Committee and Fellow of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA). In his role with 3M, he provides technical support on hearing protection issues and hearing protector fit testing as well as training in hearing loss prevention. He publishes regularly and presents internationally on noise and hearing issues. Most of all, he cares about your ears.