Dr Ian Laird Associate Professor in Occupational Health and Safety, Centre for Ergonomics, Occupational Safety and Health, Massey University, Palmerston North I.S.Laird@massey.ac.nz (P09, Wednesday 26, Civic Room 1, 1.30)

1. Effective strategies in the prevention of NIHL Dr Ian Laird Centre for Ergonomics, Occupational Safety and Health, Massey University, Palmerston North Toward 2020 Challenges & Changes in OH&S 26-28 October 2011, Wellington Convention Centre

14. Five key effective strategies in NIHL/noise exposure prevention Introduction of legislation, and consequent HLPP have reduced noise exposure and NIHL Strategies championed by leaders and managers are effective in NIHL prevention Interventions which combine multiple strategies are effective in NIHL prevention Engineering controls reduce noise exposure but little is known about their implementation One-off training has modest immediate effects, but is insufficient to prevent NIHL in the long term

37. Designing and evaluating support systems Dissemination to the enterprise interpretation Change process Effects The small enterprise Embedment of the outreach activities Embedment Programme theory: By which mechanism should the system work? Moderators: What can constrain or enhance the effect? The intermediary organisation Source; Hasle (2010)

39. For prevention of NIHL there are many challenges , but fundamental changes in attitude, leadership, commitment, collaboration, resources and expectations are required as we look toward 2020 .