This will depend on just two tings. The first one is how loud the noise is and the second is how long people are exposed to it. As a simple guide, take a quick look at the questions below, and if you answer yes to any of them, don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Is the noise intrusive for the majority of the day? This can include the noise from vacuum cleaners and drills.
Is your workplace located on a busy street or near a crowded restaurant?
Do your employees have to raise their voices to have a normal conversation while they are only two metres apart for at least part of the day?
Do your employees use loud-powered tools or machinery for more than half an hour each day?
Do you work in a noisy industry? Some examples include: construction, demolition, or road repair; woodworking; plastics processing; engineering; textile manufacture; general fabrication; forging, pressing, or stamping; paper or board making; canning or bottling foundries.
Are there noises due to impacts (such as hammering, drop forging, pneumatic impact tools, etc.)?
Are there any explosive sources (such as cartridge-operated tools or detonators) or guns?
Noise can also be a safety hazard at work, interfering with communication and making warnings harder to hear. The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 require employers to prevent or reduce risks to health and safety from exposure to noise at work.
If your workplace falls into the above categories, then the regulations require you as an employer to establish the level of noise, and therefore risk, by measuring and recording the levels during your work processes. Where noise levels surpass specific levels, the law requires you to act.
OJ Health and Safety provides nationwide Noise Risk Assessing services, which are carried out by our competent health and safety team.
Conducting a Noise Risk Assessment can prove to be a complex procedure and requires accurate and competent advice. OJ Safety can provide noise assessment services, including workplace Noise Risk Assessments that are required by the regulations.
If you would like more information on this service, please call 0800 6349 247 or fill out the form below, and we will get back to you.
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• Large range of online courses
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• 24-hour telephone advice
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Tailed to your business with the option of consultancy and training packages.
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• 1&3 year agreements
