Victorian Consolidated Regulations

8 Reg. 9.2.1: S.R. No. 127/2000 as amended by S.R. No. 96/2005. - SECT 3.2.11.

Audiometric tests

3.2.11. Audiometric tests

If an employer is required under regulation 3.2.4(1)(d) to provide hearing
protectors to an employee, the employer must provide for audiometric testing
for that employee-

   (a)  within 3 months after the employee commences the work in relation to
        which the hearing protectors are required; and

   (b)  at any time when reasonably requested to do so by the health and
        safety representative of the designated work group of which the
        employee is a member; and

   (c)  in any event, at least every 2 years.

Note Act compliance-section 22(1) (see regulation 1.1.7).