Workers must get annual hearing tests if they are being exposed to noise that might cause short- or long-term hearing damage or loss. Industrial audiometric technicians (IATs) are authorized by WorkSafeBC to perform industrial audiometric hearing tests and recommend appropriate hearing protection devices.

Get certified in B.C.

Certified industrial audiometric technicians can work either for an authorized industrial audiometric business, or for an employer under WorkSafeBC's jurisdiction with a certified industrial audiometric facility. To become an authorized industrial audiometric technician (IAT) you must:

1. Complete the Industrial Audiometric Technician Training Course from the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). If you are already a registered audiologist (RAUD) or registered hearing instrument practitioner (RHIP), you can instead take the Industrial Audiometric Technician Training for Audiologists and Hearing Instrument Practitioners.
2. Once you have successfully completed the applicable course and passed the exam, you will need to agree to the Terms and Conditions and Code of Practice for IAT certificates. 
3. Be sponsored by an employer under WorkSafeBC's jurisdiction with a hearing conservation program, or by an authorized industrial audiometric business (IAB).
4. Submit a completed Application for Authorization to Conduct Hearing Tests Under Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 7.8 (Form 51M13).