Clause 58 of the NSW WHS Regulation 2017 applies to audiometric testing. "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. Testing must be conducted as per the requirements of AS/NZS 1269.4:2014.
Effective January 1, 2024, businesses in New South Wales must conduct mandatory audiometric testing in workplaces where noise levels may pose a risk to employees’ hearing during normal working conditions.
Clause 58 of the WHS Regulation says:
(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 3 months of the worker commencing the work, and
(b) in any event, at least every 2 years.
Audiometric testing clearly identifies hearing loss as the result of:
a) genetic-induced hearing loss,
b) age-related hearing loss, or
c) noise-induced hearing loss.
Courtenell offers on site testing of your employees by a qualified audiometric tester.
Screening is conducted to the Australian Standard AS/NZS 1269.4:2014 using the latest in computer based audiometric software. Screening report of audiometric testing results is generated via Datagram, a specialised audiometric testing results program and can be provided to the client on the same day as the screening is performed. Please allow for 4 persons tested per hour.
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SafeWork NSW's position: https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/hazards-a-z/noise-at-work/hearing-test-requirements-for-nsw-workers
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Information from SafeWork Australia: https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/safety-topic/managing-health-and-safety/personal-protective-equipment-ppe/whs-duties
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