Audiometric testing for use in hearing loss prevention programs
This is the second edition of CSA Z107.6, Audiometric testing for use in hearing loss prevention programs . It supersedes previous edition, published in 1990 under the title Pure tone air conduction threshold audiometry for hearing loss prevention. This Standard includes requirements for audiometers which were previously covered in CSA CAN3- Z107.4-M86 (withdrawn), Pure tone air conduction audiometers for hearing conservation and for screening. This edition incorporates several amendments and additions to the 1990 edition, as follows
This Standard should be used in conjunction with CSA Z1007, Hearing loss prevention program (HLPP) management, which deals with all aspects of the creation and management of hearing conservation programs. This Standard complements other CSA hearing conservation standards including CSA Z94.2 (hearing protection), CSA Z107.56 (measurement of occupational noise exposure), and CSA Z107.58 (noise emission declarations for machinery). This Standard was prepared by the Subcommittee on Hearing Surveillance (Audiometry), under the jurisdiction of the Technical Committee on Occupational Hearing Conservation and the Strategic Steering Committee on Occupational Health and Safety, and has been formally approved by the Technical Committee. This Standard has been developed in compliance with Standards Council of Canada requirements for National Standards of Canada. It has been published as a National Standard of Canada by CSA Group
This Standard specifies requirements for equipment and procedures for audiometric testing in the workplace. It is applicable to organizations, service providers, and all institutions involved in the provision of audiometric testing to individuals who are exposed to hazardous noise.
The following subjects are not addressed in this Standard
This Standard complements other CSA Group hearing loss prevention standards (see Figure 2), as follows
In this Standard, "shall" is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the standard; "should" is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; and "may" is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the Standard. Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material. Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements. Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (non-mandatory) to define their application.
| SDO | CSA: Canadian Standards Association |
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| Publication Date | Jan. 1, 2016 |
| Language | en - English |
| Page Count | 42 |
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