Columbus Audiometer Calibration at Your Facility

Central Ohio employers we calibrate for

Columbus sits in the middle of some of the state's heaviest industrial growth. Automotive work around Marysville and East Liberty, large semiconductor construction projects in Licking County, the warehouse and logistics corridor near Rickenbacker, and big fulfillment buildings across the region all bring workers into noise. Where noise exposure reaches the OSHA action level, a hearing conservation program follows, and that program rests on audiometers that are current.

Construction contractors are part of that picture too. Large sites carry their own safety staff and testing programs, and those need documented calibrations just like a permanent plant. A temporary job site is rarely quiet, so a booth or trailer used for testing is worth a sound level check, which we do at the same time.

What happens when you book

Tell us how many audiometers you have and where they sit. The technician leaves our location at 6941 Cornell Road, Suite B, Blue Ash, Ohio 45242 and drives to you with the reference equipment. We calibrate each unit where it is used, so there is no packing, no shipping risk, and no lost testing days.

Jeff Schroeder performs the work. You can reach him through the office line at 513-891-0868.

The three layers of audiometer checking

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.95(h) and Appendix E describe how audiometers are kept reliable.

• Before each day's use, the employer runs a functional check.
• At least yearly, an acoustic calibration check confirms the output of the instrument. A deviation of 15 dB or more triggers an exhaustive calibration.
• At least every two years, an exhaustive calibration covers the full set of ANSI S3.6 measurements.

29 CFR 1910.95(h), Appendix E

Checking the booth without a second appointment

A booth that has gotten louder will push thresholds worse and no calibration of the audiometer can fix that. We measure booth sound levels to ANSI S3.1 while we are on site. The readings are recorded in the Room Acoustics Level Test section of the audiometer certificate.

Where we work in the Columbus area

Our central Ohio coverage includes Franklin, Delaware, Union, Madison, Licking, Fairfield, Pickaway, Fayette, and Ross counties. Common stops are Dublin, Hilliard, Grove City, Groveport, Obetz, Gahanna, Westerville, Marysville, East Liberty, New Albany, Newark, and Lancaster. For a location beyond these, call and we will work out the visit.

What else we can calibrate during the visit

A Columbus clinic or plant usually has more than one instrument coming due. We can include these on the same trip.

• Spirometers and 3 L syringes, including the syringe leak check.
• Breath alcohol testers. We calibrate them. Foster does not sell or conduct employee drug or alcohol testing.
• Vision testers and EKG machines.

Scheduling alongside mobile hearing testing

Foster also runs mobile hearing testing in central Ohio. When both are on the calendar, we line them up so the audiometer is calibrated immediately before the testing day. Our Columbus hearing testing page covers the testing side.

Mail-in option and loaners

You can also ship an audiometer to our Cincinnati-area bench. If a unit needs significant repair, a free loaner keeps your program on schedule. Every unit comes back with a certificate calibrated to ANSI S3.6.