Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)

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Noise Exposure Regulations, 2024

Code of Practice for Audiometry

11. Audiogramme Report

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11.1 The minimum information that should appear on the audiogramme report includes—
11.1.1 Demographic information: surname, name, identification number, date of birth, gender;
11.1.2 Occupational information: date of employment, date of termination of employment, employer name, task performed by employee, current noise exposure level, noise-free validation statement, hearing protective devices (HPDs) used;
11.1.3 Calibration: date of electro-acoustic calibration, date of acoustic environment certificate, date of biological calibration;
11.1.4 Audiometric test: date of audiometric test, time of audiometric test, category of audiometric test, date of baseline audiometric test;
11.1.5 Audiometric test results: baseline PLH, audiometric zero, current HTLs, current PLH value, current STS value from audiometric zero, average binaural hearing loss (ABHL), PLH shift from baseline value, results of previous audiometric tests;
11.1.6 Interpretation and case management: interpretation of the results and management of abnormal cases must be based on action criteria determined by the occupational medicine practitioner (OMP); and
11.1.7 Signatures of acknowledgement: employee, competent person

 

11.2 The audiogramme should be depicted in both numerical and graphic format in accordance with IEC 60645.