Workplace noise assessment
Making a big noise in health and safety
The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, which were implemented in April 2006 place a duty on employers who carry out work which is liable to expose any employees to noise at or above a lower exposure action value to carry out a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to their employees.
In order to assist with regulatory compliance, AES can undertake on your behalf a workplace noise assessment.
The purpose of the Noise Assessments would be to:
- Identify employees at risk and categorise them in relation to the action & limit values
- Provide information relating to noise exposure in a clear, concise format, enabling practicable, manageable hearing protection zones to be delineated
- Where necessary provide information on frequency characteristics of noise and noise exposure levels enabling performance criteria for suitable hearing protectors to be set
- Provide information on noise sources and their relative contributions to overall noise exposures to assist in consideration of noise control measures
- Identify areas of production processes where reasonably practicable means of reducing noise levels are considered possible and outline the means to do so
- Provide advice on employers and employees other duties under the regulations, for example on education and training, maintenance of hearing protection and noise control elements.
AES’s team of experienced and qualified Occupational Hygienist are committed to providing professional, cost effective consultancy services with the aim of reducing workplace ill-health through the assessment and control of workplace exposure. Using the latest measurement techniques AES can assist you in compliance with the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 through the undertaking of workplace noise assessments.