OSHA 29 CFR 1910.95(g)(3) requires that any technician who performs audiometric tests be responsible to an audiologist, otolaryngologist, or physician. This creates two distinct roles: the Professional Supervisor and the Audiology Reviewer. Both are mandated; they can be fulfilled by the same individual or by different people, depending on the organization.
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.95(g)(3) requires that any technician who performs audiometric tests be responsible to an audiologist, otolaryngologist, or physician. This creates two distinct roles: the Professional Supervisor and the Audiology Reviewer. Both are mandated; they can be fulfilled by the same individual or by different people, depending on the organization. The Professional Supervisor has program-level responsibility: ensuring that testing environments, procedures, and recordkeeping meet standards, and that technicians are appropriately trained. The Audiology Reviewer has patient-level responsibility: evaluating individual audiograms for clinical significance, confirming or ruling out STSs, and identifying problem audiograms requiring further evaluation. SHOEBOX: SHOEBOX Audiological Services provides access to both roles: CAOHC-certified Professional Supervisors for program oversight and a network of state-licensed Audiology Reviewers for individual audiogram review. This allows organizations to run a compliant in-house program without maintaining these roles on staff.
