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AUDIOMETRIC TESTING (MIOSHA Standards R325.60112 – R325.60120)

Audiometric testing will be conducted on all employees (without cost to the employee) who:

• are exposed to levels which equal or exceed 85 dB (A) TWA, or
• have shorter periods of exposure to higher levels of noise (see Table I).

An initial baseline audiogram will be obtained and subsequent annual audiograms will be compared to the baseline to ascertain if a significant threshold shift has occurred.

All baseline and annual testing will be performed by an audiologist or by an Audiology graduate student under the direct supervision of a certified audiologist. OSHA Amendment guidelines for testing procedures, equipment and calibration requirements will be followed.

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