EMPLOYEE HEARING TESTS
Mobile Health’s employee hearing exams have enabled employers to hire and maintain compliance since 1984. Our programs simplify scheduling, streamline results, and make employee hearing screening easier than ever before.
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TYPES OF HEARING TESTS WE OFFER
Whether you’re looking for pre-employment hearing tests or ongoing hearing exams for compliance, we can meet the needs of your industry. All auditory acuity screens and pure tone tests are performed by Medical Assistants and reviewed by our certified clinicians.
Auditory acuity screen
An auditory acuity screen determines how well someone can perceive speech by checking their hearing within the common speech frequencies. The testing is conducted by placing a sound probe in someone’s ear with the tester signaling when the sound is just audible.Â
pure tone test and audiogram
A pure tone test determines the quietest volume someone can hear at different pitches (aka frequencies). An audiogram is the result of a hearing test, specifically a pure tone test, formatted as a graph. It maps if hearing loss has occurred and if it has, to what degree.
A CLOSER LOOK AT HEARING EXAMS
Hearing screenings vs. hearing tests
The technical term for a hearing screening is audiometric screening. An audiometric screening, also known as audiometer hearing screening, tests someone’s basic ability to hear. It is commonly measured as a pass/fail, meaning someone can hear just fine or they can’t, and determines whether someone should go on to further testing.Â
Instead of audiometric screening, candidates and employees should do audiologic testing. Audiologic testing determines baseline hearing, as well as if and how much hearing loss has occurred, which is an important aspect of OSHA compliance.
What employers should know about pre-employment hearing exams and osha compliance
Audiologic testing ensures employees can hear appropriately to perform their job duties accurately and safely, and understand their coworkers and customers.
In workplaces surpassing OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) noise levels, a baseline hearing test is required as well as regular assessments. That noise level, often referred to as the OSHA noise level standard, is 85 decibels or higher experienced over a time-weighted average of 8 hours. This is part of the OSHA hearing conservation program which is intended to protect against hearing loss in loud work environments.
Ongoing hearing tests also check the effectiveness of any hearing protection offered. OSHA hearing protection requirements state that employers must provide free hearing protection to employees when the work environment meets or exceeds the OSHA noise level standard of 85 decibels. Furthermore, hearing protection must be replaced as necessary to mitigate the risk of hearing loss.
OSHA HEARING CONSERVATION PROGRAM
The OSHA hearing conservation program requires annual testing and record-keeping. If you need to get compliant quickly, we can help with on-site hearing tests or next-day appointments at any one of our 6,500 clinics. Plus, the Mobile Health Client Portal offers effortless compliance by storing all of your baseline and ongoing hearing exams.
WE BRING THE CLINIC TO YOU
Need to perform hearing exams for all employees at once? We can build an on-site program to get the job done. Plus, our clinical excellence and on-site experience date back to 1984, so we’re pros at helping employers protect their people faster.
NEXT-DAY HEARING SCREENING
We have more next-day appointment availability than any other provider. Best part? 77% percent of your employees live within 10 miles of a Mobile Health clinic. Schedule a hearing test in 30 seconds and get real-time results after the exam in your Client Portal.
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