SureHire Inc. a Canadian occupational testing company, in conjunction with Construction Labour Relations – Alberta and the Electrical Contractors Association of Alberta has created a centralized audiometric database for the construction industry.

SureAudio, was created in response to audiometric testing legislation within a highly transient workforce. Alberta’s current occupational health and safety legislation dictates that noise exposed workers must be tested at the following intervals:
• Within 6 months of being hired at a company (baseline test)

• 12 months after the initial baseline test

• Every 24 months after the initial two tests (periodic test)

• Exceptions:
If the worker is exposed to an average noise level of 110dB or greater in an
8 hour shift, they are required to complete audiometric tests twice per year.

If the worker has an abnormal result on their periodic test, they are
required to complete further audiometric testing in 12 months.

In a transient workforce, workers are often not employed with a single employer long enough to receive a baseline test and it is rare to have a worker ever complete a periodic test. To combat this problem, SureAudio was created as a central database for audiometric testing. This means that workers are tracked as individuals, and are not associated with a single employer.

Read the rest of the press release here:
http://www.surehire.ca/media/Press%20Releases/Press%20Release%20-%20Dec.%2014%202009.html

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