Posts by Work Health
Workplace Exposure Limits – changes from Dec 1
Workplace Exposure Limits are changing from 1 December 2026 – is your workplace ready? From 1 December 2026, Australia’s existing Workplace Exposure Standards (WES) for airborne contaminants will transition to new Workplace Exposure Limits (WEL). From WES to WEL. This isn’t simply a change in terminology. Several airborne contaminants will have new or significantly lower…
Read MoreAudiometric Testing in WA: What Employers Need to Know About WHS Regulation 58
If your workers frequently use hearing protection because workplace noise exceeds the exposure standard, audiometric testing is no longer optional. In Western Australia, employers must understand when testing is required, how often it must occur, and what records and follow-up actions are needed to stay compliant. Legal requirements for audiometric testing in WA Hearing tests…
Read MoreRegulation 58 – Audiometric Testing
WHP specialise in helping employers meet their noise risk management and audiometric testing requirements in WA. For small or large onsite audiometric testing programs we can help. Our audiometric testing trucks can access almost all sites, and for more remote sites we FIFO. Here is a summary of Regulation 58 – Audiometric Testing under the…
Read MoreWhy Noise Surveys Matter in WA Workplaces
Workplace noise is easy to normalise, especially in depots, workshops, construction sites, airports, waste facilities and mobile plant environments. But when workers are regularly exposed to hazardous noise, the risk of permanent hearing damage is real. In Western Australia, employers have clear obligations under work health and safety legislation to identify hazardous noise, assess exposure…
Read MoreAudiometric Testing Truck – NW Trip 2026
As demand is so high, please contact us by May 22 to be included in this year’s plan. Beginning in the last week of July our Audiometric Testing Truck will once again be travelling from Perth through the Gascoyne, Pilbara and West Kimberley offering onsite work health services including WorkSafe required audiometric testing. As per Reg…
Read MoreOnsite Skin Cancer Screening – WA Mining
We are the specialists for onsite skin cancer screening in WA Mining operations. Onsite skin cancer screening works for remote WA mining sites: Why WHP’s skin cancer screening program is really easy for you to manage from start to finish: For mining supervisors and site leaders, WA’s Work Health and Safety Act 2020 requires active…
Read MoreAudiometric Testing in WA: Employers Guide – PART 2
Types of Audiometric Tests now required in WA WA now aligns with national standards, with the need for employers to focus on: Occupational Noise Management Audiometry – Reference TestConducted within 3 months of employment, requiring 16 hours of quiet time prior. This is to establish a benchmark of an employee’s hearing capability to compare against…
Read MoreAudiometric Testing in WA: Employers Guide – PART 1
In this 2 part series, we hope to help you understand the lay of the land around Audiometric Testing in WA. Protecting workers from noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a major health and safety obligation for businesses across Western Australia. With recent legislative updates and changes to long‑standing WorkCover WA processes, understanding your responsibilities around…
Read MoreRegional testing dates for 2026
Onsite audiometric testing – WA Get in early if your 2 yearly audiometric testing is due in Q1/2 of 2026. Dates already filling fast! Request your quote now. NEW! We now have 3 purpose built onsite audiometric testing facilities covering WA. WA REGIONAL TRIPS Here are the dates for our Audiometric testing trucks’ regional services this…
Read MoreMine site hearing testing WA
Onsite audiometric testing Work Health Professionals provide mine site hearing testing services for many mining operations and remote sites around WA. See more on the WHS WA regulations for audiometric testing. As well as providing mine site hearing testing programs via FIFO services, we also have accredited mobile hearing testing facilities, that provide onsite hearing…
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