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HEARING SCREENINGS
Hearing tests at the workplace
Assessing and preserving hearing health
By Jules Pouzot| Operations Manager
On-site hearing tests at your premises
At Bertrand-Johnson Acoustics, we know that preventing hearing loss is often a complex task in noisy work environments. To make things easier for you, we have developed a practical and effective solution: on-site hearing screening.
With our mobile audiometric booths, we come directly to you, offering a tailor-made service that minimizes interruptions to your daily operations. No need to plan trips for your employees or interrupt your production. Our booths are fully equipped for accurate and reliable on-site hearing tests.
Our audiometric booths are designed to provide optimum comfort for your employees, while ensuring high-quality results. In just a few minutes, each employee can take their hearing test, and receive a detailed report of their results. This enables you to comply with health and safety regulations, while guaranteeing the hearing well-being of your teams.
We tailor our intervention to your operational constraints. Our professional teams take care of everything, from installing the audiometric booths to carrying out the tests and analyzing the results. We offer you a seamless service, with no extra effort for your organization. Regardless of the time of day, we'll be happy to come to you to perform your tests.
Expertise and best practices
Our in-house hearing screening services are based on best practices as defined by the CSA Z106.6-16 standard. Among other things, our on-site corporate hearing screening service complies with the following aspects:
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Environmental noise assessment prior to hearing screening to ensure compliance with ANSI/ASA S3.1 standards.
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Assessment of hearing acuity at frequencies of 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 6000 and 8000 Hz for both ears.
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Hearing screenings performed by audiologists or technicians with a minimum of 20 hours of specialized training.
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Administration of a questionnaire and collection of hearing health history prior to hearing screening.
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A 12 to 14-hour rest period before hearing tests.
Frequently asked questions
Hearing screenings in the workplace
The individual is placed in a soundproof booth and wears headphones to perceive pure tones, administered by an audiometer under the supervision of an audiologist. Each time a sound is perceived, the individual presses a response button. The audiometer then adjusts the sound level downwards to determine the minimum volume at which the person can hear a sound. In this way, the hearing threshold is determined for each frequency of 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 6000 and 8000 Hz for each of the two ears.
Corporate hearing screenings are generally scheduled every 10 minutes. Although the time spent inside the booth is approximately 7 minutes, a few extra minutes are allowed for set-up. It is essential to fill in the medical questionnaires in advance to avoid wasting time on the day of the hearing tests.
To minimize the impact on the operations of our customers with large numbers of employees, we deploy up to 4 soundproof booths simultaneously, enabling us to carry out up to 24 screenings per hour. For smaller companies, we can offer 1 or 2 booths to carry out 6 or 12 hearing tests per hour.
Each employee who participates in a hearing screening with Bertrand-Johnson Acoustics receives a confidential copy of his or her results, along with a brief explanation. The sealed envelopes are mailed to the company for distribution to employees, on average three weeks after the hearing tests have been carried out.
To respect the confidentiality of personal data, the company only receives summary results of hearing screenings, accompanied by general conclusions and personalized recommendations provided by the audiologist responsible for hearing tests carried out within the company.
To minimize the impact on our customers' operations, our corporate hearing screening services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The testing schedule is developed in collaboration with the client to ensure the participation of all employees included in the hearing loss prevention program, regardless of their work schedule.
Additional resources
Measure the impact of noise on your workers' hearing health
Strengthen your hearing loss prevention program with our on-site hearing screening services at your company or at one of our partner audiology clinics.