What If An Employee Declines a Test

The employer is required by law to document initial and annual hearing tests for each employee enrolled in the hearing conservation program secondary to their noise exposure. Failure to complete testing may result in penalties and legal consequences for the employer, therefore it is up to each employer to enforce compliance from the employees.

If your employee declines a hearing test, it is up to you and your team to decide how to enforce compliance (termination, suspension, transfer, disincentives, etc) can vary based on state/federal HR rules, and the employee does have a right to question any medical practice that is deemed unnecessary, unsafe, or discriminatory.

If needed, any documentation on the provided/attempted test date, employee testing refusal and/or HR communications can be uploaded into the platform under the employees profile in the miscellaneous records.

Please reach out to our Soundtrace client support team for more, support@soundtrace.com.