SafeWork NSW has extended an exemption to new noise level testing requirements.

SafeWork NSW has issued a further two year exemption for the audiometric testing requirements of clause 58(2) of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011.

The exemption is now granted until 31 December 2020.

“The exemption is to ensure persons conducting a business or undertaking in NSW are provided with an appropriate time frame to prepare for the implementation of audiometric testing of workers who are frequently required to use personal protective equipment (PPE) in workplaces with noise levels that exceed the 'exposure standard for noise',” the authority says.

The exemption was first published on 9 December 2016 in the NSW Government Gazette number 111.