Does OSHA require that audiometric testing be done in a sound booth?
A. Audiometric testing must be done in an environment that meets or exceeds OSHA’s standards for ambient noise. While it is possible to meet those standards in a “quiet room”, it is difficult to maintain them with the typical noise generated in a normal office setting. An audiometric enclosure not only ensures compliance with OSHA but it also enables your staff to be more productive. A sound booth used with a microprocessor audiometer will allow your audiometric technician to do other things while the employee is being tested. A test given in a quiet room requires that the technician be in the room and remain quiet during the test.
