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Mobile Audiometry Testing
At Occupational Health Professionals (OHP), we are considered an industry leader in workplace mobile Audiometry Testing using our custom fitout vans which are equipped with a certified Audiometric Testing Booth. Our service will ensure your needs are met from a legislative standpoint. We come to you so this reduces downtime at your workplace.
In general, the WHS Regulations have Australian business focused on identifying key hazards in there work environment and in response, building robust control measures to mitigate these risks. Industrial noise is potentially one of those risks in your work environment.
Recent changes made to legislation state that workers will need to be tested within three months of their commencement and every two years, thereafter.
Our team of fully trained and qualified Audiometrists are available throughout the year to undertake testing for you. We have attached the relevant excerpts from the WHS Regulation as well as the Code of Practice to help you better understand your obligations:
Clause 58 Audiometric Testing
(1) This clause applies in relation to a worker who is frequently required by the person conducting the business or undertaking to use personal protective equipment to protect the worker from the risk of hearing loss associated with noise that exceeds the exposure standard for noise.
(2) The person conducting the business or undertaking who provides the personal protective equipment as a control measure must provide audiometric testing for the worker:
(a) Within three months of the worker commencing the work, and
(b) In any event, at least every two years.
Maximum penalty:
(a) In the case of an individual—$6000, or
(b) In the case of a body corporate—$30,000.
(3) In this clause, audiometric testing means the testing and measurement of the hearing threshold levels of each ear of a person by means of pure tone air conduction threshold tests.
The Code of Practice - Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work states:
Audiometric Testing must be provided within three months of the worker commencing work. Starting the audiometric testing before people are exposed to hazardous noise (such as new starters or those changing jobs) provides a baseline as a reference for future audiometric test results. Regular follow-up tests must be carried out at least every two years. These should be undertaken well into the work shift so that any temporary hearing loss can be picked up.
More frequent audiometric testing (e.g. every six months) may be needed if exposures are at a high LAeq,8h, which is equal or greater than 100 dB(A).