OSHA Compliance
Occupational health resources related to osha compliance.
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 a Safety Manager Took Control of OSHA-Compliant Hearing Testing
Watch a real-world walkthrough of how a safety manager streamlined their occupational hearing testing program to achieve full OSHA compliance using SHOEBOX…
How does SHOEBOX handle programs that span multiple states?
Multi-state programs face a specific compliance consideration: audiogram review is a clinical function, and audiologists are licensed by state. An organization with…
What are the required professional roles in an OSHA-compliant Hearing Conservation Program?
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…
Who must receive audiometric testing under OSHA’s hearing conservation standard?
All employees whose noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour TWA of 85 dBA must be enrolled in the Hearing Conservation Program…
What does the OSHA 300 Log have to do with hearing conservation?
The OSHA 300 Log (Form 300) records all work-related injuries and illnesses, including hearing loss. A hearing loss case is recordable when…
Who is qualified to perform audiometric tests under OSHA?
Under 29 CFR 1910.95(g)(3), audiometric tests may be performed by a licensed or certified audiologist, an otolaryngologist or other physician, or a…
What is the OSHA 300 Log, and when does a hearing loss case become recordable?
The OSHA 300 Log records all work-related injuries and illnesses, including occupational hearing loss. A hearing loss case is recordable when two…
What is the difference between the OSHA action level and the permissible exposure limit?
These are the two most commonly confused values in hearing conservation. The action level — 85 dBA as an 8-hour TWA —…
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…