Board on Health Sciences Policy

Meeting

Standing Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Workplace Safety and Health - August 2025 Committee Meeting

August 19, 2025

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)

Past

Agenda

About

To register for this August 19th, 2025 meeting of the Standing Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Workplace Safety and Health, please email Autumn Downey at adowney@nas.edu and indicate if you plan to attend virtually.

Organizing Project

Standing Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Workplace Safety and Health

Contact

Autumn Downey

ADowney@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Health and Safety Impacts of Aircraft Cabin Temperatures - Temperature Threshold Work Group Call #2

August 14, 2025

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

We held a closed-session working group meeting with members of the consensus study committee to discuss the standards related to temperature thresholds and the report chapter outline draft.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Zac Schlader
Larry Kenny
Sara Czaja
Shalini Shah
Kim Meidenbauer
David Wegman

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Report chapter outline draft
Meeting 2 agenda

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Report chapter outline draft
Meeting 2 agenda draft

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

August 15, 2025

Organizing Project

Health and Safety Impacts of Aircraft Cabin Temperatures

Contact

Autumn Downey

Adowney@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Health and Safety Impacts of Aircraft Cabin Temperatures - Standards Work Group Call #2

August 11, 2025

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM (ET)

Past

About

We held a closed-session working group meeting with members of the consensus study committee to review the draft questions for aircraft manufactures and report chapter outline draft related to standards.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Byron Jones
Fabiano Amorim
David Wegman
David Space

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Report chapter outline draft
Draft questions for aircraft manufactures
Meeting 2 agenda

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Report chapter outline draft
Draft questions for aircraft manufactures

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

August 15, 2025

Organizing Project

Health and Safety Impacts of Aircraft Cabin Temperatures

Contact

Autumn Downey

Adowney@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Health and Safety Impacts of Aircraft Cabin Temperatures - Temperature Threshold Work Group Call #1

July 31, 2025

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (ET)

Past

About

We held a closed-session working group meeting with members of the consensus study committee to review the statement of task related to temperature thresholds, discuss approachs and a workplan for developing temperature thresholds, and consider the literture reivew needs to support these efforts.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Zac Schlader
Larry Kenny
Sara Czaja
Shalini Shah
Kim Meidenbauer
David Wegman

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Statement of Task
Approach and workplan for developing temperature thresholds

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Call agenda
Standards and journal articles with information on temperature thresholds
Staff-generated summary of published cabin temperature and humidity levels Estimates of metabolic rates for flight attendants.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

August 01, 2025

Organizing Project

Health and Safety Impacts of Aircraft Cabin Temperatures

Contact

Autumn Downey

Adowney@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Health and Safety Impacts of Aircraft Cabin Temperatures - Data Collection and Analysis Work Group Call #1

July 29, 2025

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (ET)

Past

About

We held a closed-session working group meeting with members of the consensus study committee to review the statement of task related to data collection and analysis and discuss the approaches to data requests and data analysis.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

David Space
David Wegman
Eileen McNeely
Millenia Young
Paul Morrell
Catherine Burnett
Brad Chaney

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Statement of Task
Relevant data sources
Data analysis approaches

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Reports and articles related to cabin temperature data and analysis
Staff generated table of data sources
Staff generated draft questions for information and data request

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

August 01, 2025

Organizing Project

Health and Safety Impacts of Aircraft Cabin Temperatures

Contact

Autumn Downey

Adowney@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Health and Safety Impacts of Aircraft Cabin Temperatures - Standards Work Group Call #1

July 21, 2025

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (ET)

Past

About

We held a closed-session working group meeting with members of the consensus study committee to review the statement of task related to standards and discuss relevant temperature and humidity standards and approaches to assessing feasibility and applicability to protecting health and safety of cabin occupants.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Byron Jones
Fabiano Amorim
David Wegman
David Space

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Statement of Task
Existing standards relevant to the health and safety of aircraft operations and environments

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Statement of Task
Staff generated summary of standards

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

July 25, 2025

Organizing Project

Health and Safety Impacts of Aircraft Cabin Temperatures

Contact

Autumn Downey

Adowney@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation: Meeting 61

July 21 - 22, 2025

Past

About

This is the July 2025 membership meeting of the Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation.

Organizing Project

Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation

Contact

Forum Staff

drugforum@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Roundtable on Genomics and Precision Health - July 2025 Meeting

July 15 - 16, 2025

Past

About

The July 2025 meeting of the members of the Roundtable on Genomics and Precision Health will include member updates, a discussion on next steps for newborn screening, a session on exploring the role of polygenic risk scores in health and prevention, examples of innovative partnerships in genomics, and future planning.

Organizing Project

Roundtable on Genomics and Precision Health

Contact

Sarah Beachy

(202) 334-2217
genomics@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Webcast

Health and Safety Impacts of Aircraft Cabin Temperatures - Meeting 1 Public Session

July 10, 2025

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (ET)

Past

Discussion

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Agenda

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About

This meeting will be an open session to hear from the study sponsor, the Federal Aviation Administration, regarding the charge to the committee and for the committee to gather additional context for the study. There will also be an opportunity for public comment. Learn more by joining on Thursday, July 10, 2025, from 1:00-2:30 pm ET. The remainder of the meeting is closed to the public.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Not Closed

Organizing Project

Health and Safety Impacts of Aircraft Cabin Temperatures

Contact

Autumn Downey

Adowney@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Health and Safety Impacts of Aircraft Cabin Temperatures - Meeting 1

July 10 - 11, 2025

Past

About

This is the first meeting of the committee and will be conducted virtually. The majority of the meeting will be closed, but there will be a short public session on Thursday, July 10, 2025, from 1:00-2:45 pm ET.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

David H. Wegman
Fabiano Amorim
Catherine Burnett
Sara J. Czaja
Byron W. Jones
Eileen McNeely
Kimberly Meidenbauer
Paul Morell
Zachary Schlader
Shalini Shah
David Space

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Committee and staff introductions
The National Academies' consensus study process
Questions related to the study scope
FAA perspective on the statement of task
Public comments
The committee's approach and work plan

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

July 14, 2025

Organizing Project

Health and Safety Impacts of Aircraft Cabin Temperatures

Contact

Autumn Downey

Adowney@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders Summer 2025 Membership Meeting

June 10, 2025

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is the June 2025 Membership Meeting of the Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders. Members will receive an update on current activities, discuss emerging topics, and plan for future events.

Organizing Project

Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders

Contact

Contact us

neuroforum@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Traumatic Brain Injury: Launching A New Era of Classification

June 5, 2025

4:00 PM - 6:30 PM (ET)

Past

Materials

About

Join the Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury to celebrate publication of the “clinical, biomarkers, imaging, and modifiers” (CBI-M) framework for more accurate classification and characterization of acute TBI and highlight collaborative progress to address brain injury and advance brain health, including recommendations from Traumatic Brain Injury: A Roadmap for Accelerating Progress (NASEM, 2022).

Organizing Project

Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury

Contact

Ashley Bologna

abologna@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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Standing Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Workplace Safety and Health - August 2025 Committee Meeting

Health and Safety Impacts of Aircraft Cabin Temperatures - Temperature Threshold Work Group Call #2

Health and Safety Impacts of Aircraft Cabin Temperatures - Standards Work Group Call #2

Health and Safety Impacts of Aircraft Cabin Temperatures - Temperature Threshold Work Group Call #1

Health and Safety Impacts of Aircraft Cabin Temperatures - Data Collection and Analysis Work Group Call #1

Health and Safety Impacts of Aircraft Cabin Temperatures - Standards Work Group Call #1

Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation: Meeting 61

Roundtable on Genomics and Precision Health - July 2025 Meeting

Health and Safety Impacts of Aircraft Cabin Temperatures - Meeting 1 Public Session

Health and Safety Impacts of Aircraft Cabin Temperatures - Meeting 1

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