Audiological Review
Occupational health resources related to audiological review.
Tablet-Based Hearing Testing — Compliance, Noise Monitoring, and Data
SHOEBOX’s Director of Audiology and Business Unit Manager break down how tablet-based audiometry works, why continuous noise monitoring produces more valid results,…
Does our organization need an audiologist to use SHOEBOX?
OSHA requires that technicians performing audiometric tests be responsible to an audiologist, otolaryngologist, or physician (29 CFR 1910.95(g)(3)). This requirement exists regardless…
What is the difference between the Professional Supervisor and Audiology Reviewer role — and why does the distinction matter operationally?
These are two distinct mandated roles under OSHA. The Professional Supervisor has program-level responsibility: ensuring the adequacy of the testing environment, procedures,…
What triggers the need for an audiogram to be sent to an Audiology Reviewer?
Two conditions generate mandatory review under OSHA. First, any audiogram in which a standard threshold shift has been identified must be reviewed…
What does an Audiology Reviewer consider when deciding whether to revise a baseline audiogram?
Baseline revision is indicated under two circumstances per OSHA: when an STS is deemed persistent (29 CFR 1910.95(g)(9)(i)) and when the annual…
When should a baseline audiogram be revised, and who makes that decision?
Baseline revision is indicated in two circumstances under OSHA (29 CFR 1910.95(g)(9)): when a threshold shift is determined to be persistent (it…
What does an Audiology Reviewer actually do — and why can’t automated software replace this function?
An Audiology Reviewer assesses individual employee audiograms for two things: changes in hearing from one test to the next, and “problem audiograms”…
OSHA Compliance: Simplifying Occupational Hearing Testing
A practical guide to building an OSHA-compliant in-house audiometric testing program — without a sound booth, without a mobile testing truck, and…
Audiological Review as Part of a Hearing Conservation Program
Vanessa Gauthier-Davidson, an In-house Audiologist at SHOEBOX Ltd, acts as a coordinator of the SHOEBOX Audiology Review Network; an international team of…