Dr. Franks, formerly Chief of the Hearing Loss
Prevention Section at NIOSH, has been involved in the development of standards and regulations for more than 40 years. Serving on national and international committees, producing more than 70 publications, he has focused on occupational hearing loss prevention and hearing protection. He can be reached at LytleSound, Cincinnati, Ohio; phone: 513-342-2004; email: lytlesound@gmail.com.