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…

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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…

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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…

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hearing test truck wheatbelt

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)…

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Exposure to noise in the workplace can have a significant impact on a person’s quality of life. It can cause a range of health issues that include decreased self esteem, confidence and depression. This sounds pretty dramatic but it is real and if anything understated. Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) can impact an individual’s ability…

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audiometric 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…

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