Audiometric Testing

Audiometric Testing in Lake Macquarie

Non-invasive Hearing Test

An audiometry test is a painless, non-invasive hearing test that measures a person’s ability to hear different sounds, pitches or frequencies. Ideal for industrial and construction sites with loud machinery, an audiometry test will determine if your employee’s hearing levels are damaged. At Safe Industries Group, we service businesses across Lake Macquarie, Newcastle, Mid North Coast and Manning Valley.

Prolonged noise exposure at worksites can lead to a decrease in hearing ability over time. Regular testing can monitor any changes to hearing levels, allowing you to investigate the cause and determine whether corrective action is required.

The team from Safe Industries Group is fully trained and licensed to provide audiometry testing. We make sure to use certified audiometers and we recommend a testing schedule that includes an:

Initial test that’s carried out within three months of commencing work
Monitoring test that’s carried out within 24 months of the initial test
Follow up test that’s conducted every two years. Higher risk groups will require more frequent testing.

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How Does It Work?

Our team will visit you onsite and conduct the test in a quiet room. We will firstly perform a maximum permissible ambient noise level test (NPANL) on the room to ensure that our findings are accurate and then proceed with the tests for your employees. Our audiologist will supply you with earphones that are connected to a machine that delivers different tones and sounds to your ears, one ear at a time. The audiologist will ask you to raise your hand when you hear a sound, recording the lowest possible volume that you were able to hear. Another test that can be conducted is speech discrimination, where you will be asked to repeat words you hear... these are just some of the tests that we can run to ensure your employees hearing is not adversely effected by their work environment.

A report will then be provided to you, detailing the results of the participant and whether further professional treatment or assessment is needed. To schedule in an audiometry test for your employees, give the team at Safe Industries Group a call today.

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Preventative Measures

If workers are found to have sufficient hearing loss that can interfere with the safe performance of their jobs or communication ability, all practical steps must be taken to modify the work environment to reduce excessive noise exposure. This includes:

Reviewing the worker’s job to determine the cause of hearing loss
Check if any changes can be made to reduce the level of noise, for example, replacing the equipment to quieter models, providing proper PPE, reducing shift times, ensuring workers are wearing hearing protectors properly

Our team will be able to show your employees how to wear protective equipment properly, and organise a regular testing schedule for your convenience.

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