Posts Tagged ‘audiometric testing wa’
Why 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 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 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 MoreAudiometric testing – WA Regions
Our audiometric testing trucks will be travelling through the below WA regions next year offering onsite work health services including audiometric testing to meet the new WA WHS regulations. MARCH – MAY 2026: Wheatbelt, Northern Country (to Kalbarri), South West & Great Southern AUGUST – SEPT 2026: Pilbara, Gascoyne, Mid West and West Kimberley regions (pending demand)…
Read MoreAudiometric testing WA – FAQs
What are the new WHS Regs for hearing testing? In summary the aim of the 2020 WHS Act and subsequent 2022 WHS Regulations, is to ensure that employers are providing suitable risk management processes to minimise the risk of Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) for their workers. The main risk management process required by this…
Read MoreWA Noise Code of Practice
With the new WHS Regulations now enacted for audiometric testing, WorkSafe WA have released an updated Code of Practice for “Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work”. This Noise Code of Practice is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (the WHS Act).It provides practical…
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