Noise At Work Assessment, Deeside, North Wales
NoiseAir recently undertook a ‘noise at work’ risk assessment for over 100 employees at a steel fixings manufacturing site in Deeside, North Wales. The company specialises in the manufacture of specialist steel products for the building and civil engineering industries. In accordance with HSE requirements, a noise risk assessment was necessary to assess the noisy machinery and manufacturing processes, which could potentially put employees at risk of excessive noise exposure.
Our highly experienced acoustic consultants attended the site to carry out the survey and observed various operations in action. Employees at the site were individually assessed to calculate their noise exposure levels throughout the working day. The company was subsequently provided with an acoustic report demonstrating findings and appropriate recommendations to protect employees’ hearing. This included relevant staff training, treatment of noise at source, and designated hearing protection zones throughout the site.
Workplace noise risk assessments are carried out to determine whether employees are being exposed to excessive noise levels when calculated over a normalised eight-hour time period. There is extensive research to suggest that noise induced hearing loss is related to the amount of sound energy entering the ear over an extended period of time. Additionally, sudden high intensity noise levels are also considered as part of a noise risk assessment.
Are you an employer and unsure of your health and safety responsibilities with regards to noise in the workplace? Did you know that by law, (and in accordance with The Control of Noise at Work Regulations (2005) ), employers are obliged to protect employees’ hearing by regularly carrying out a noise risk assessment and identifying measures to reduce noise exposure to staff.
For more information on workplace noise assessments, get in touch with our experienced team of acoustic consultants to discuss your requirements.
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