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Organization: 3M Poland & ATEST – Ochrona Pracy & State Labour Inspectorate

Title: IV conference “Have you heard – noise is harmful?”
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IV conference “Have you heard – noise is harmful?”

Description:

The 4th conference, ‘Have you heard – noise is harmful?’, was organized by the State Labour Inspectorate, ATEST, and 3M Poland (Center of Excellence of PIP, Poland). Due to the great feedback from previous conferences, this year’s event was combined with an away meeting of the Labour Protection Council of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland. This collaboration provided an opportunity to address hearing-related topics directly with policymakers, and the conference outcomes were published as official governmental recommendations on the Sejm website. We adopted an open-access panel discussion format, engaging an audience from various fields, including government, universities, hospitals, professional safety associations, occupational medicine, audiology, sound engineering, and music. The event attracted 300+ attendees (online and on-site). The WHD and the conference were promoted through e-media, garnering 10,000+ views, and in printed journal issues (12,000 copies). The conference was recorded and is available on the ATEST website.

Primary site: EUR – Poland

 

Impactful Story:

After the conference, I received an email from a participant, a father of two sons who play instruments. Kacper, 10, has been learning drums for 1.5 years, while Bartosz, 15, has played piano and guitar for about 10 years and recently joined a band. They plan studio recordings and outdoor concerts. The conference inspired the father to reassess his dreams about sons’ passion in light of noise exposure risks. He decided to consult with music instructors to determine whether their passion for playing instruments might negatively impact their hearing and to explore ways to protect them from potential hearing loss.

General Photos


Welcome greetings from Shelly Chadha, WHO


4th Conference “Have you heard – noise is harmful?”


Opening ceremony of the conference


The conference – experts’ discussion panel

Types of Engagement:

Screening: No
Traditional media: Yes
Social media: Yes
Special needs populations:
Participation of policy makers: Yes
Participation of influencers: Yes