Support for your workplace hearing testing, employee safety & compliance

Occupational health service providers play a vital role in ensuring the health and safety of their employees in the workplace. By providing regular health screenings and workplace hearing tests, they can help prevent workplace injuries, illnesses and impairments. Hearing health, in particular, is an area that tends to be frequently overlooked, but integrating it into health assessments can benefit both the provider and the employer.

Why hearing testing is essential in the workplace

OSHA noise regulations mandate that employers implement hearing conservation programs for workers exposed to hazardous noise levels. These programs must include regular hearing tests and hearing monitoring to prevent noise-induced hearing loss. Offering OSHA-compliant hearing conservation services can help health providers stand out from competitors by ensuring employers meet these regulations and avoid OSHA violations and penalties.

Using innovative solutions such as the hearTest Occ Health, developed by one of hearX®’s flagship digital audiometry solutions, providers can offer efficient, accurate, reliable and mobile hearing testing without a soundproof booth. This award-winning hearing conservation solution ensures full compliance with OSHA, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), SANS 10182: 2013, and NAL 80. Its automated assessments simplify patient counseling, streamline the testing process, and generate seamless reporting, making it ideal for on-site or mobile clinic use. With automated assessments at the click of a button, this solution allows for simplified patient counseling, efficient screening and seamless reporting, making it a reliable and effective tool for hearing testing on-site or at mobile-clinics.

Preventing hearing loss and improving productivity

Early detection of noise-induced hearing loss through workplace hearing testing can assist with possible prevention of further hearing damage. Early detection can also allow for implementation of various interventions, such as encouraging employees to make use of hearing protection or engineering controls that can reduce workplace noise levels. Additionally, reassignment of affected employees to quieter areas of the workplace can be considered.

Hearing loss negatively affects communication abilities, this can potentially lead to misunderstandings between coworkers and a reduction in productivity levels. By addressing hearing loss promptly, employees are able to perform their duties more effectively, fostering a healthier, more productive work environment for this with and without hearing loss.

By complying with OSHA noise regulations and improving employee health and performance, both occupational health providers and employers can enhance the overall quality of work life for employees, while preventing costly OSHA penalties.

Last updated: 18 August 2025.