3M Scientist to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award for Hearing Conservation

Elliott  Berger, division scientist for 3M's Personal Safety Division, will be presented with the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) Lifetime Achievement Award in St. Petersburg, Fla., later this month.

The award is the highest honor bestowed by the NHCA.

"As a scientist, Elliott has consistently and steadfastly worked to assure and improve the protection of individuals from noise-induced hearing loss. His body of work is truly extraordinary, widely recognized as such, and of positive and lasting quality. No one in our profession is more deserving of NHCA's Lifetime Achievement Award than Elliott," said Dennis Driscoll, past president of NHCA and principal consultant with Associates in Acoustics Inc., in a release.

Berger has helped direct the industry's approach to the prevention of hearing loss due to occupational and environmental noise, and he was instrumental in the launch of hearing conservation seminars, which he has conducted for more than 30 years.

"Noise-induced hearing loss is preventable, and I am honored to be in a position to help people understand the risks of excessive noise and wear the appropriate hearing protection -at work and at home-to preserve their quality of life," Berger said.