Food Processing as High-Noise Industry

Food processing noise is often underestimated. Canning/filling lines (95-105 dB), bottling (95-100 dB), meat processing (saws 100-110 dB), dairy processing (85-95 dB), fruit/vegetable processing (90-100 dB) all generate significant noise.

Major Australian Food Processors

• SPC Shepparton (fruit processing, canning)
• Inghams Poultry (processing operations)
• Teys Abattoirs (meat processing, Murray Bridge SA)
• Simplot (Bathurst operations)
• Dairy Farmers operations
• Parmalat (dairy processing)

Hygiene-Compliant Testing

Food processing facilities require hygiene-compliant testing: mobile audiometric equipment must be cleanable, testing areas must meet food hygiene standards when adjacent to production.

Coordinate with facilities management to identify hygiene-compliant testing locations (break rooms, hygiene facilities away from food production areas).

24-Hour Operations

Many food processing facilities operate 24/7. Schedule testing across all shifts to ensure complete workforce coverage.

Conclusion

Food processing hearing health requires systematic approach with attention to hygiene compliance and 24-hour operational coordination.

Contact Anitech for food processing facility audiometric testing coordinated around your hygiene and operational requirements.