Port Macquarie is the economic centre of the Mid North Coast and a hub for construction, healthcare, agriculture, and timber/forestry operations. The region has significant construction activity, major medical facilities, agricultural operations, and forestry-related industries. Workers across construction, healthcare, agriculture, and forestry are exposed to occupational noise. Since 1 January 2024, NSW WHS Clause 58 requires employers to provide audiometric testing for workers frequently required to wear hearing protection equipment (HPE). Anitech Audiometric Testing brings mobile, accredited hearing tests directly to Port Macquarie workplaces—ensuring compliance with minimal operational disruption.

Occupational Noise Exposure in Port Macquarie & the Mid North Coast

Port Macquarie and surrounds have diverse industries with noise exposure:

Construction & Building Trades

Significant construction activity across Port Macquarie and the Mid North Coast exposes building trades workers to occupational noise from concrete cutting, piling, demolition, metal fabrication, and power tools.

Healthcare & Hospitals

Port Macquarie’s major medical facilities and hospitals employ maintenance staff, technicians, and tradespersons in mechanical and workshop areas with noise exposure.

Agriculture & Forestry

The Mid North Coast region includes agricultural operations and timber/forestry activities with equipment operation and processing noise exposure.

Hospitality & Facilities Management

Tourism-related businesses, resorts, and facilities employ maintenance staff and tradespeople in workshop and mechanical areas with noise exposure.

NSW WHS Clause 58: Port Macquarie & Mid North Coast Compliance

From 1 January 2024, Clause 58 of the NSW WHS Regulations 2017 requires all Port Macquarie and Mid North Coast employers with noise-exposed workers to provide audiometric testing. This applies to construction contractors, healthcare facilities, agricultural businesses, forestry operations, and facilities managers.

Key compliance requirements:

• Baseline testing: Initial audiometric test before or within 6 months of commencing noise-exposed work.
• Ongoing monitoring: Testing at intervals not exceeding 2 years.
• Record retention: Secure records kept for at least 5 years.
• Worker notification: Results communicated clearly to workers.
• Health surveillance: Audiometric data integrated into WHS health surveillance program.

SafeWork NSW monitors compliance. Anitech ensures your Port Macquarie operation meets all WHS obligations with professional, documented testing.

Mobile Audiometric Testing Across the Mid North Coast

Our service covers Port Macquarie, Wauchope, Kempsey, and surrounding Mid North Coast areas. We schedule testing flexibly—early starts for shift workers, off-shift hours for operational convenience, weekend availability—to minimise disruption for construction, healthcare, agricultural, and forestry employers.

Why Port Macquarie Employers Choose Anitech

Mixed-Industry & Regional Expertise

We have conducted audiometric testing across construction, healthcare, agricultural, and forestry operations. We understand the diverse noise exposure profiles of Mid North Coast industries.

On-Site Testing = Operational Efficiency

Construction, healthcare, and agricultural operations can’t easily pause for staff travel. Our mobile service eliminates travel time, keeping workers available for their roles.

Accredited & Compliant

All testing follows Australian Standards (AS/NZS 3638:2024). Our comprehensive reports satisfy SafeWork NSW requirements and provide defensible documentation of your WHS due diligence.

Confidentiality & Privacy Compliance

All hearing data is treated with strict confidentiality under the Privacy Act 1988 and WHS legislation. Results are securely stored according to Australian privacy standards.

Hearing Protection Strategy Across Diverse Industries

Effective occupational hearing protection requires a structured approach applicable across all Mid North Coast industries:

1. Noise assessment: Identify noise sources and exposure levels across your operation.
2. Engineering controls: Equipment silencers, barriers, ventilation improvements.
3. Administrative controls: Job rotation, quiet break areas, shift scheduling.
4. PPE: Properly fitted and maintained earplugs or earmuffs when higher-order controls are insufficient.
5. Health surveillance: Baseline and regular audiometric testing to validate program effectiveness.

Audiometric testing detects whether your hearing protection program is working. Early detection of hearing loss allows intervention before permanent damage accumulates.