NHCA/CAOHC Webinar: Determining Work Relatedness

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NHCA/CAOHC Webinar: Determining Work Relatedness - Exploring the Gray Areas

Thursday, July 21, 2022, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Category: Webinars

Topic: Determining Work Relatedness - Exploring the Gray Areas

When: July 21, 2022 2:00PM - 3:00PM EST

CEUs available: 1-hour CEU (AAA and 0.1 ASHA CEU)

No credits of any kind will be offered for viewing the recorded version of this webinar.

Pricing:

$38 - CAOHC/NHCA members

$50 - Non-members

About the Webinar: An important part of occupational safety, and of hearing conservation, is record-keeping. One of the most important, yet often dreaded, records is the OSHA 300 log, which records workplace injuries/ illness. OSHA’s 29 CFR 1904.5 on recordability tells us “You must consider an injury or illness to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing injury or illness”. But multiple factors impact hearing, and hearing monitoring as required by OSHA is non-diagnostic. Some cases may be fairly clearly related, or clearly not related to workplace exposure. But what about the gray areas?

In this webinar, a panel of experienced reviewers will describe OSHA’s standard, and the 2011 NHCA Guidelines for Recording Hearing Loss on the OSHA 300 Log, a set of recommendations on factors to consider in determining work relatedness. The group will then review some sample cases from the “gray area”, where work-relatedness is not so easily decided. We will close with attendees’ opinions on these cases, discussion of their own experiences, and any questions they may have.

Presenters: (Pictured Left to Right:)

Laura Kauth, MA, CCC-A, CPS/A has no relevant financial information to disclose. MS Kauth discloses her relevant non-financial relationship as a representative of NHCA as director of education. (view disclosure here)

Dr. Raúl A. Mirza has no relevant financial information to disclose. Dr. Mirza discloses his relevant non-financial relationship as chair of the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC). (view disclosure here)

Dr. Mary M. McDaniels has no relevant financial or non-financial information to disclose. (view disclosure here)

Program Level: Introductory

Learning Objectives:

Describe OSHA’s basis for determining recordability.
Identify factors which should and should not be considered in determining work relatedness.
Apply this knowledge in assessing potentially recordable losses.