The purpose of hearing checks carried out as part of hearing surveillance is to provide early diagnosis of any hearing loss due to noise and to assist in the preservation of hearing of employees.
Hearing surveillance is the use of systematic, regular, appropriate procedures to detect early signs of hearing loss.
Hearing Surveillance is also a measure of the long term effectiveness of noise control measures.
Hearing Surveillance will identify and protect individual / group of workers at increased risk of Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL)
MedWise Mobile Medicals provide the complete hearing surveillance service from on-site hearing checks, result analysis, specialist review of results, specialist follow up assessments, site summary report and multi-year trending and reporting.
MedWise Mobile Medicals provide on-site screening audiometry exams in compliance to HSA guidelines on hearing checks and audiometry under the safety, health and welfare at work (general application) regulations 2007
MedWise Mobile Medicals hearing checks are carried out under the supervision of a Specialist Occupational Health Physician, who reviews the abnormal test results and can carry out follow up assessments, if required.
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Category 1 (normal) Acceptable hearing ability |
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Category 2 (warning) Mild hearing impairment |
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Category 3 (referral) Poor hearing |
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Category 4 (rapid change) Rapid hearing loss within 3 years |
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Category 5 (Unilateral hearing loss) |
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