Important Note for NSW Organisations The NSW Government will implement Article 58 “Audiometric testing” of the NSW WHS Regulation 2017, on January 1, 2024. This means that, as of that date, a PCBU or an organisation will be required to provide audiometric testing to their workers who are frequently required to use personal protective equipment (hearing...
For many employees on noisy work sites having good hearing is not merely something that is nice to have so they can listen to the radio while working, it can be the difference between staying safe on the job, and spending months in the hospital recovering from a severe workplace injury. Heavy machinery, trucks, construction...
To understand just how significant the issue of noise-induced hearing loss is within Australia, one only needs to look at the huge number of noise related hearing loss claims that are lodged on an annual basis. As it stands, approximately 4700 work related claims are lodged every year, and considering that employers have an obligation...
