Mobile Audiometric Testing

Mobile Audiometric Testing for Central Oregon (Bend, Redmond, Sisters, Crescent and Prineville) Forest Service and BLM Employees Project Overview The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations require employers to perform ongoing audiometric testing for employees who are exposed to a noise level at or above 85 decibels for 8 hours. The US Forest Service and BLM has approximately 300 employees who are, or may be, exposed to 85 decibels of noise at least one day during the year. The purpose of the audiometric testing is to determine if employees are experiencing any loss of hearing. Project Goal Selected Offeror will provide mobile and fixed site OSHA compliant audiometric hearing testing to appropriate Forest Service/BLM employees, located throughout Central Oregon (Sisters, Bend, Crescent, Prineville), in a timely manner. Desired Skills Be familiar with, have an understanding of and must comply with the various requirements in OSHA standards 29 CFR 1910.95. Scope of Work and Deliverables Selected Offeror will perform audiometric hearing tests for up to 300 Forest Service/BLM employees at 5 locations throughout Central Oregon (Bend, Redmond, Sisters, Crescent, Prineville). The tests will support compliance with the applicable provisions of 29 CFR 1910.95, Occupational Noise Exposure with regard to personnel, testing procedures and facilities/equipment. Audiometric testing will be provided on an annual basis on dates and hours that will be agreed on between the Selected Offeror and Forest Service/BLM Safety Program Managers. Typically this would be during normal working hours of 7:00 am to 3:30 pm, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, etc. and is frequently conducted during the months of March, April, May and June (may vary from location to location). Additional test dates may be necessary and will be set through mutual agreement between Selected Responder and the Forest Service/BLM. Selected Offeror will conduct the following: Audiometric Testing 1. Inform employees being tested: a. The effects of noise on hearing. b. The purpose of hearing protectors, advantages and disadvantages of the various types, attenuation and instruct them on the selection, fitting, care and use. 2. Conduct follow-up testing for employees who experience a standard threshold shift. This re-testing will be conducted at a date and location agreed upon by Selected Offeror and Forest Service/BLM. Selected Offeror will facilitate re-testing within 30 days of the annual test, if requested. 3. Explain test results to employees so they will understand what their hearing level is and what the test score means. Selected Offeror will provide a written letter for each employee explaining the test data, comparing test results to the baseline data, and advising them on how to protect their hearing from further loss. 4. Upon completion of testing at designated locations, Selected Responder will submit a bound hard copy report to the Forest Service/BLM Safety Managers within 2 weeks of completing the testing for each location. The report will include the following: a. A summary report indicating how many employees were tested, a breakdown of the number of employees by hearing loss category and a roster of employees tested. b. A breakdown by employee indicating date tested and hearing loss classifications. c. A listing of employees showing a hearing test history. d. A list of employees who experienced a standard threshold shift. e. A listing of employees who show a recordable shift per the applicable OSHA standard. f. A roster of employees whose names were submitted for testing but did not report for testing. g. Documentation of hearing conservation training provided. 5. Selected Offeror will provide an electronic version of the report using MS Word or Excel formats. 6. Selected Offeror will provide the Forest Service/BLM with a letter for each employee who experiences a standard threshold shift (21 day notification letter). This letter will be used by the Forest Service/BLM to fulfill the notification requirements as listed in 29 CFR 1910.95. 7. Selected Offeror will provide consultation to Forest Service/BLM safety and health staff in regards to employee hearing tests. 8. Must have a local storefront in Central Oregon (or subcontracted with one) so the employees who may have missed the Mobile testing may go to the local storefront and get the same services they would have gotten at the mobile testing unit. 9. Mobile testing unit must be up to CDC standards for protecting against transmission of COVID-19. Offeror must clearly identify the company's full legal name, business address, the contact person's name, telephone number, fax number and email address.