Traverse County approves 'shoebox' hearing-test program for highway and safety staff
Emergency Manager Lynn Siegel presented options for required OSHA hearing tests; the Board approved a county-administered 'shoebox program' at $1,300 per year to allow testing locally and for county staff to administer and retain records.
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Emergency Manager Lynn Siegel told the Board that OSHA-required hearing tests are needed for Highway Department employees, deputy sheriffs, and the Courthouse Maintenance Supervisor. A Sanford testing option would cost about $40 per test plus employee wages and travel to testing sites; the alternative 'shoebox program' would supply equipment, allow testing in-county, and train Siegel to administer tests for an annual cost of $1,300 and include record-keeping by the vendor.
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