Boothless Testing
Occupational health resources related to boothless testing.
How Employee Satisfaction with Hearing Testing Drives OSHA Compliance
Safety climate research connects employee experience with hearing testing directly to OSHA compliance outcomes — including an 11% reduction in hearing loss…
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,…
Finding the Right Room for OSHA-Compliant Boothless Hearing Testing
Expert guidance on selecting and optimizing a testing room for OSHA-compliant boothless audiometry — covering ambient noise monitoring, HVAC troubleshooting, and practical…
How does PureTest handle ambient noise during testing — and what happens if noise is detected?
SHOEBOX PureTest continuously monitors ambient noise throughout the testing session via the external Class 2 microphone. Three noise alert modes are configurable:…
Is boothless testing genuinely valid for OSHA compliance?
Yes — with an important qualification. OSHA’s audiometric testing requirements do not mandate a physical sound booth; they mandate that the testing…
Does OSHA require a traditional sound booth for audiometric testing?
No. OSHA requires that the audiometric testing environment meet maximum permissible ambient noise levels (MPANLs) as specified in 29 CFR 1910.95 Appendix…
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…
SHOEBOX PureTest: Adding Hearing Testing to the Occupational Health Services You Offer
Workplace health and safety service providers work tirelessly to ensure their clients comply with OSHA regulations. Here's what you need to know…
SHOEBOX for Occupational Hearing Testing: Becoming Mainstream
It wasn’t always easy being the new kid on the block. Here's what you need to know about occupational hearing testing and…
Occupational Hearing Testing Best Practices: Tips and Tricks for Test Examiners
Boothless audiometric testing continues to find a place in many workplace hearing conservation programs. We’ve collected a list of some of the…
How Mobile Workplace Audiometric Testing is Helping Service Providers
The World Health Organization has found that noise-induced hearing loss is an all-too-common problem facing many workers. Luckily, this problem is preventable.…
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…