AUDIOMETRY
(Hearing Testing)
The regulations (Occupational Health and Safety Regulations -Noise, 1992)
state that "anyone who is issued with, or is required to wear hearing protection
to control their exposure to noise must have their hearing tested within 3 months
of commencement, at least every 2 years thereafter".
We can provide this comprehensive service to your organisation with a minimum
amount of disruption to your employees work program. We bring our well equipped
mobile audiometric van (with inbuilt sound attenuating booth) to you, thereby
reducing your employee down time to no more than 10 - 15 minutes each.
Our Audiometrists are fully qualified and registered with the Health and Safety
Organisation, VWA and the Federal Office of Hearing Services, and all equipment
and testing is performed in accordance with all relevant standards and regulations.
Our computerised records management system then provides you with all the necessary
documentation, only requiring the minimum input from your own administration
staff to distribute the letters to the individuals.
Summary of Audiometric services.
Services provided during initial
consultation....
- Recording of personal, medical and employment details / history.
- Subjective evaluation of communication capability.
- Examination of external ear and tympanic membrane.
- Performance of Screening Audiometry (hearing test).
- Recording of audiometric & other data. Interpretation of results to employee.
- Assessment of suitability and condition of H.P.D.'s (Hearing Protection
Device) currently used.
- Counseling regarding importance of correct use of H.P.D.'S and general hearing
conservation issues.
Post consultation services, provision of....
- summary of total data statistics to employer.
- reportable hearing loss report as per reg. 15, 7 part (a) & (b).
- employee letters indicating results of audiometry.
- letters to employees where further referral is required.
- summary data per work zone.
- statistical analysis of total results.
- summary letter and statement to VWA as per reg. 15.
- report regarding suitability of current H.P.D's.
- group education and motivation program (optional extra cost item).
This price quoted is based on a testing rate of 6 tests per hour. Should 6
tests not be able to be completed in any given hour due to failure of your staff
to attend at the allotted time etc, an hourly surcharge may be applied, to the
value of no more than the equivalent hourly rate of 6 tests per hour. Any retesting
required at a later date for any reason will be charged for according to the
terms, conditions, and scale of charges in effect at the time.
On Site Audiological Evaluations.
Audiological evaluations are a mandatory requirement of the Occupational Health
& Safety Regulations (Noise) 1992 where an employee has a screening test result
which is reportable - as defined in regulation 15.7 (a) and 15.7 (b). As with
the cost for the initial hearing tests, the employer is also required to arrange
and pay for subsequent tests.(regulation 15.8)
The Audiological evaluation assesses the function of the different of the ear
independently. The results enable a determination on the part of the ear which
is functioning correctly, and which part is causing the hearing loss. An assessment
can then be made as to the cause of the hearing loss.
These assessments are performed on site, thereby providing a fixed cost per
employee which eliminates all the variable costs associated with sending employees
"off site" (lengthy absence off the job, travelling time, taxi or mileage charges,
risk of injury whilst off site etc).
Our specialist computerised records management system provides all necessary
documentation, requiring the minimum input from your own staff to process, thereby
saving you many hours of tedious administration.
Summary of Audiometric services.
Services provided during initial consultation....
- Taking of personal details, employment history, medical history and employment
details.
- Subjective evaluation of communication capability.
- Examination of external ear and tympanic membrane.
- Performance of Air Conduction, Bone Conduction and (where appropriate) Speech
audiometry.
- Recording of audiometric & other relevant data.
- Interpretation and explanation of results to employee.
- Assessment of suitability of H.P.D.'s (Hearing Protection Device) currently
used and their condition.
- Counselling of importance of correct use of H.P.D.'S
Post consultation services....
- Provision of data to employer.
- Provision of breakdown of reportable hearing losses as per regulation 15,
7 part (a) & (b).
- Provision of employee letters indicating results of audiometry.
- Provision of group education and motivation programs for employees (optional,
at extra cost).
The total service package may be further customised to suit the needs of your
organisation if necessary. Please discuss your needs with our fully qualified
and registered Audiometrists.
Hearing testing across multiple shifts:
The hearing testing program can be structured to incorporate various shifts
if necessary. Where only a few tests are performed per hour, the actual rate
would most likely resort back to the minimum hourly rate as a consistent minimum
of 2 tests per hour may not be achieved during the entire test period due to
the shift structures. Please ring to discuss special programs to suit your requirements
* Minimum hourly testing rate;
Above prices are based on a testing rate of 2 tests per hour. Should 2 tests
not be able to be completed in any given hour due to failure of staff to attend
promptly etc, or for any other reason, a minimum hourly rate based on the above
figures at a rate of 2 tests per hour will be charged. Any re-testing required
at a later date for any reason will be charged for according to the terms, conditions,
and scale of charges listed above, relative to how many tests are to be performed
during each subsequent visit.
Please contact our office to arrange a suitable time to proceed with this important
stage of the hearing assessments for your employees.
