Managed Hearing Conservation Program — On-Site Mobile Audiometric Testing

Outsource your OSHA-mandated annual hearing tests to Foster Special Instruments. We bring our fully equipped mobile audiometric testing unit to your facility, test your employees during their shift with minimal disruption, and deliver complete OSHA 29 CFR 1910.95 documentation, Standard Threshold Shift (STS) analysis, and required worker education — all turnkey, all audit-ready.

What's Included in Every Visit

• Mobile Audiometric Testing Unit — ANSI S3.1 compliant test environment delivered to your parking lot, dock, or yard
• Certified CAOHC Occupational Hearing Conservationist (OHC) on-site running every test
• OSHA 29 CFR 1910.95-Compliant Audiograms — baseline and annual tests, all stored in your secure program record
• Standard Threshold Shift (STS) Analysis with age-correction calculations per OSHA Appendix F
• Audiogram Review by a professional audiologist or physician as required by OSHA 29 CFR 1910.95(g)(3)
• Recordkeeping & Documentation — full OSHA-required records delivered electronically and archived on your behalf
• Employee Hearing Conservation Education per OSHA 29 CFR 1910.95(k) — effects of noise, hearing-protector selection, fit, care, audiometric test procedures
• Mandatory Notification Letters for any STS or recordable shift, in English or Spanish
• OSHA Logs & OSHA 300 Form Support for recordable hearing-loss entries

Built for Real-World Industrial Schedules

We test across multiple shifts in a single trip to minimize disruption to your operation. Typical scheduling:

• Arrive evening before for 2nd shift testing
• Roll into 3rd shift overnight
• Test 1st shift the following morning before departure

Multi-day visits, weekend testing, and 24/7 facility coverage all available on request.

Service Area

Foster Special Instruments serves manufacturing, construction, mining, utility, automotive, food & beverage, military, and government employers across:

• Ohio — Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus, Cleveland, Akron, Toledo, and statewide
• Kentucky — Northern Kentucky, Lexington, Louisville
• Indiana — Indianapolis, Evansville, Fort Wayne, statewide
• Illinois — Chicago metro and southern Illinois
• Michigan — Detroit metro, Grand Rapids, and across the Lower Peninsula

Outside our core service area? Call us — we travel for larger programs.

OSHA Hearing Conservation Compliance Made Easy

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.95 requires every employer with workers exposed to an 8-hour TWA of 85 dBA or higher to implement a hearing conservation program including:

• Annual audiometric testing for all noise-exposed employees
• Baseline audiograms for new noise-exposed hires within 6 months
• Professional review of every audiogram
• STS detection, recordkeeping, and mandatory worker notification within 21 days
• Hearing protector availability, fit, and use
• Annual employee training on hearing conservation
• Records retention — audiograms kept for the duration of the worker's employment

Foster Special Instruments handles every element. You receive an audit-ready hearing conservation program, run by certified professionals, on a schedule that fits your operation.

Why Outsource to Foster Special Instruments?

• No Capital Expense — no audiometer, no test booth, no calibration cost, no software license
• No Lost Production — we test during your shift, in your parking lot, in a mobile sound-isolating unit
• Certified Personnel — CAOHC-certified Occupational Hearing Conservationists on every test
• Audit-Ready — complete OSHA-compliant documentation delivered after every visit
• Decades of Experience — Foster Special Instruments has supported occupational hearing conservation programs since 1990
• Local Support — Cincinnati-based, regional service across the Midwest

Request a Custom Quote

Every program is scoped to your headcount, shift schedule, and facility location. Use the instant quote tool on our hearing testing page for a same-day estimate, email jeff@fosterinstruments.com, or call to scope your program — we'll send pricing tailored to your operation.

All testing performed per OSHA 29 CFR 1910.95, ANSI S3.6, and ANSI S3.1.