Calibration
Occupational health resources related to calibration.
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…
What does the daily calibration routine for PureTest involve?
OSHA requires a functional operation check of the audiometer before each day’s use (29 CFR 1910.95(h)(5)(i)). PureTest’s daily calibration routine covers three…
How does SHOEBOX’s annual calibration service work in practice?
All audiometers must be acoustically calibrated at a minimum every 12 months per ANSI S3.6 (and per OSHA 29 CFR 1910.95(h)(5)(ii)). SHOEBOX’s…
What are OSHA’s three levels of audiometer calibration and how do they differ?
OSHA’s audiometer calibration framework operates at three levels. Daily functional check (29 CFR 1910.95(h)(5)(i)): performed before each testing day using a person…
What qualifies as a biological verification, and who should perform it?
Biological verification is the daily functional check required by OSHA before each day of testing. The purpose is to detect significant drift…
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…
Audiometer Calibration Simplified: Tips and Solutions for Precision, Control, and Compliance
Introduction Accuracy is crucial in audiology. This starts with ensuring that your audiometric equipment is calibrated correctly in order to obtain dependable…
It All Begins With a Baseline Audiogram Test
Every day, workers everywhere are exposed to noise during their workday that may be loud enough – or occasionally loud enough –…