{"id":16270,"date":"2025-01-07T10:36:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T10:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/larkinsafety.net\/?page_id=16270"},"modified":"2026-01-21T19:38:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:38:19","slug":"noise-assessment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/larkinsafety.net\/?page_id=16270","title":{"rendered":"Noise Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16270\" class=\"elementor elementor-16270\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3803729 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3803729\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f76ec8b\" data-id=\"f76ec8b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-85dabd1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85dabd1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3386108\" data-id=\"3386108\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc773c9 poket-star-rating--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-witr_section_title\" data-id=\"fc773c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"witr_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- title center -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"witr_section_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"witr_section_title_inner text-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- icon position -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- end icon position -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- title top -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- icon position -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- end icon position -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- title middle -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Noise Assessment<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- title bottom -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- bar -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- circle bar -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n <\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- inner title -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e0d3b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-witr_section_Shape\" data-id=\"0e0d3b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"witr_section_Shape.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"witr_shape_item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"witr_shape_item_inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"witr_shape_image \" style=\"animation: witr_movelr_box45  5s  linear  1s  infinite  alternate  paused;\">\n\t\t\t<!-- image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/themexbd.com\/poket\/construction\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/shap-right.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44c693a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44c693a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 require each employer to carry out a\u00a0<strong>noise assessment<\/strong>\u00a0where any employee is likely to be exposed to noise at or above the lower exposure action.<\/p><p><strong>The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 apply from April 6th, 2006.<\/strong><\/p><p>As a rough guide, there are likely to be noise risks that need managing wherever you have to raise your voice or have difficulty being heard clearly by someone about two metres (six feet) away.<\/p><p>As far as peak noise levels are concerned, the lower exposure action value is likely to be exceeded wherever there are noises due to impacts (such as hammering, drop forging, etc) or explosive sources (such as cartridge-operated tools).<\/p><p>Our professional<strong>\u00a0noise assessments<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>noise surveys<\/strong>\u00a0comply with this legislation and include the measurement of the equivalent continuous sound pressure level (A-weighted Leq) as well as the highest sound pressure level (C-weighted true peak).<\/p><p>Further actions depend on whether the lower or upper exposure values are exceeded.<br \/>We submit a report (in a format recommended by the Institute of Acoustics), advise on who is at risk, which areas should be ear protection zones, which employees are recommended to wear ear protection and which type of protection this should be.<\/p><p>The key section in the noise assessment report is the Noise Action Plan, which provides the vital link between the\u00a0assessment of the risks and their control. It can be thought of as a statement of intent.<\/p><p>The requirement to eliminate at source or, where this is not reasonably practicable, reduced to as low a level as is reasonably practicable is the key requirement of the new noise regulations.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a316d5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-witr_section_Shape\" data-id=\"a316d5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"witr_section_Shape.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"witr_shape_item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"witr_shape_item_inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"witr_shape_image \" style=\"animation: witr_movelr_box45  5s  linear  1s  infinite  alternate  paused;\">\n\t\t\t<!-- image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/themexbd.com\/poket\/construction\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/shap-left.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3be10c1 poket-star-rating--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-witr_section_title\" data-id=\"3be10c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"witr_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- title left -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"witr_section_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"witr_section_title_inner text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- icon position -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- end icon position -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- title top -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- icon position -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- end icon position -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- title middle -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>QUESTIONS?<span> +44 (028) 4426 0105<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- title bottom -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- icon position -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- bar -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- circle bar -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- end icon position -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- inner title -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-104f97e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"104f97e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11bd1c1\" data-id=\"11bd1c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-989f833 poket-star-rating--align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-witr_section_s_image\" data-id=\"989f833\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"witr_section_s_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"single_image_area\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single_image single_line_option  \">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/larkinsafety.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/noise-assessment-e1768940399190.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c87f948\" data-id=\"c87f948\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38a436d poket-star-rating--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-witr_section_title\" data-id=\"38a436d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"witr_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- title left -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"witr_section_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"witr_section_title_inner text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- icon position -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- end icon position -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- title top -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- icon position -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- end icon position -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- title middle -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Frequently Asked\nQuestions?<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- title bottom -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- icon position -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- bar -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- circle bar -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- end icon position -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- inner title -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0cf16a elementor-widget elementor-widget-witr_ac_cl\" data-id=\"a0cf16a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"witr_ac_cl.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n                <div class=\"accordion_area\">\n                    <div class=\"faq-part\">\n                        <div id=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card card-2  \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-header witr_ac_card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"card-link witr_ac_style\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse_0f9c115\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   01. What is noise assessment?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse_0f9c115\" class=\"collapse ac_s_padding  \" data-parent=\"#accordion\">\n                                        <p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/noise\/employers.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0are a set of regulations that aim to protect workers from the harmful effects of noise exposure in the workplace.<\/p><p>These regulations require employers to take steps to reduce the risk of hearing damage to their employees and to provide them with appropriate hearing protection if necessary.<\/p><p>The regulations set out specific duties for employers and employees, as well as exposure limit values and action values that must be adhered to.<\/p><p>Compliance with these regulations is important for employers to ensure the safety and well-being of their employees, as well as to avoid penalties for non-compliance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- card -->\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card card-2  \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-header witr_ac_card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"card-link witr_ac_style\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse_8b77c3b\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   02.Who Hearing Loss Affects\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse_8b77c3b\" class=\"collapse ac_s_padding  \" data-parent=\"#accordion\">\n                                        <div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><p>According to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/deafness-and-hearing-loss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Health Organization<\/a>\u00a0(WHO), over\u00a0<strong>5% of the world\u2019s population<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>430 million people<\/strong>\u00a0require rehabilitation to address their disabling hearing loss.<\/p><p>It is estimated that by 2050, over\u00a0<strong>700 million people<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/deafness-and-hearing-loss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>1 in every 10 people<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0will have disabling hearing loss.<\/p><p>In the UK, it is estimated that there are approximately\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearinglink.org\/your-hearing\/about-hearing\/facts-about-deafness-hearing-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>11 million people<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0with hearing loss, making it the second most common disability in the country.<\/p><p>Nearly\u00a0<strong>42% of those aged over 50 years<\/strong>\u00a0have hearing loss, increasing to about\u00a0<strong>71% of people aged 70+<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Hearing loss is associated not only with mental health conditions but also with numerous physical health conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, anaemia, chronic kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis, sleep apnoea, balance problems and an increased risk of falls.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- card -->\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card card-2  \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-header witr_ac_card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"card-link witr_ac_style\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse_3904ab8\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   03. What are the requirements of the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse_3904ab8\" class=\"collapse ac_s_padding  \" data-parent=\"#accordion\">\n                                        <div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><h3>Duties of employers under these regulations<\/h3><p>According to the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, employers have several duties to ensure the safety and well-being of their employees. These duties include:<\/p><ul role=\"list\"><li>Assessing the risks to employees from noise at work.<\/li><li>Taking action to reduce the noise exposure that produces those risks.<\/li><li>Providing employees with hearing protection if the noise exposure cannot be reduced enough by using other methods.<\/li><li>Making sure the legal limits on noise exposure are not exceeded.<\/li><li>Providing employees with information, instruction, and training.<\/li><li>Carrying out health surveillance where there is a risk to health.<\/li><\/ul><p>It is important for employers to comply with these regulations to ensure the safety of their employees and avoid penalties for non-compliance.<\/p><p>\u200d<\/p><h3>Duties of employees under these regulations<\/h3><p>According to the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, employees also have duties to ensure their own safety and well-being.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/noise\/employers.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">These duties include<\/a>:<\/p><ul role=\"list\"><li>Cooperating with their employer to ensure compliance with the regulations.<\/li><li>Properly using any hearing protection provided by their employer.<\/li><li>Reporting any defects in hearing protection equipment to their employer.<\/li><li>Attending health surveillance appointments if required.<\/li><\/ul><p>It is important for employees to comply with these regulations to ensure their own safety and well-being, as well as to avoid penalties for non-compliance.<\/p><h3>Exposure limit values and action values<\/h3><p>The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 set out specific exposure limit values and action values that must be adhered to.<\/p><p>The exposure limit values are the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/noise\/employers.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">maximum levels of noise exposure<\/a>\u00a0that employees can be exposed to in the workplace, while the action values are levels at which employers must take specific action to reduce the risk of hearing damage to their employees.<\/p><p>The exposure limit values are a daily or weekly exposure of\u00a0<strong>87 dB (A)<\/strong>\u00a0and a peak sound pressure of\u00a0<strong>140 dB \u00a9<\/strong>, while the lower exposure action values are a daily or weekly exposure of\u00a0<strong>80 dB (A)<\/strong>\u00a0and a peak sound pressure of\u00a0<strong>135 dB \u00a9<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The upper exposure\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/noise\/employers.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">action values<\/a>\u00a0are a daily or weekly exposure of\u00a0<strong>85 dB (A)<\/strong>\u00a0and a peak sound pressure of\u00a0<strong>137 dB \u00a9<\/strong>.<\/p><p>It is important for employers to comply with these exposure limit values and action values to ensure the safety and well-being of their employees.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- card -->\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card card-2  \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-header witr_ac_card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"card-link witr_ac_style\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse_285d553\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   04. How do the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 impact employers?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse_285d553\" class=\"collapse ac_s_padding  \" data-parent=\"#accordion\">\n                                        <div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><h3>Impact of regulations on employers<\/h3><p>The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 (Noise Regulations 2005) require employers to prevent or reduce risks to health and safety from exposure to noise at work.<\/p><p>The regulations came into force for all industry sectors in Great Britain on 6 April 2006, except for the music and entertainment sectors where they came into force on 6 April 2008.<\/p><p>The regulations require employers to assess the risks to their employees from noise at work, take action to reduce the noise exposure that produces those risks, provide their employees with hearing protection if they cannot reduce the noise exposure enough by using other methods, make sure the legal limits on noise exposure are not exceeded, provide their employees with information, instruction and training, and carry out health surveillance where there is a risk to health.<\/p><p>The regulations do not apply to members of the public exposed to noise from their non-work activities, or making an informed choice to go to noisy places; low-level noise that is a nuisance but causes no risk of hearing damage.<\/p><p>\u200d<\/p><h3>Penalties for non-compliance<\/h3><p>If an employee believes that their employer has breached the regulations, they can file a complaint with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The HSE can investigate the complaint and take enforcement action against the employer if necessary<\/p><p>Employers who fail to comply with the regulations can face enforcement action, including fines and prosecution. For example, in 2019, a company was fined \u00a350,000 after failing to protect its employees from exposure to noise levels that could cause permanent hearing damage.<\/p><p>Individuals may decide to take a company to court incurring costly legal fees, out of court settlements and compensations. Aside from the financial damage, there is also reputational damage to consider.<\/p><p>Staff are more productive when they feel safe, a company that isn't protecting their staff may also have morale and productivity issues as a side-effect.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- card -->\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card card-2  \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-header witr_ac_card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"card-link witr_ac_style\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse_db20e39\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   05. What steps do employers need to take to comply with the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse_db20e39\" class=\"collapse ac_s_padding  \" data-parent=\"#accordion\">\n                                        <div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><h3>Steps employers need to take to comply with the Control of Noise at Work regulations<\/h3><p>If your organisation has reason to believe that employees are at risk of exposure to excessive noise, it may need to conduct a noise risk assessment.<\/p><p>Warning signs of excessive noise include the noise being intrusive for most of the working day, employees and others needing to raise their voices at a distance of 2m to carry out a conversation, employees having to use noisy power tools or machinery for more than 30 minutes a day, and if your industry\/sector is one where noise is a common occurrence, such as woodworking, engineering, and waste and recycling.<\/p><p>Organisations and workplaces that experience high or sustained noise levels should conduct a noise risk assessment.<\/p><p>Risk assessments can determine whether there are any\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/noise\/employers.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noise risks<\/a>, who is likely to be affected, and what can be done to control risks of excessive noise exposure<\/p><p>According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), employers must take the following steps to comply with the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005:<\/p><ol role=\"list\"><li>Assess the risks to employees from noise at work.<\/li><li>Take action to reduce the noise exposure that produces those risks.<\/li><li>Provide employees with hearing protection if the noise exposure cannot be reduced enough by using other methods.<\/li><li>Make sure the legal limits on noise exposure are not exceeded.<\/li><li>Provide employees with information, instruction, and training.<\/li><li>Carry out health surveillance where there is a risk to health.<\/li><\/ol><p>The HSE provides additional resources to help employers comply with the regulations, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/noise\/calculator.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guidance on how to assess the risks<\/a>, how to protect workers, how noise is measured, and more.<\/p><p>\u200d<\/p><h3>Do Sound Level Meters\/Dosimeters Comply with the Regulations?<\/h3><p>The issue with a sound level meter or a dosimeter is that you are taking a sound reading in one area at one point in time. This doesn't always give you a true indication of the noise exposure each individual worker is being exposed to in your workplace.<\/p><p>This is where a wearable device like spacebands comes in handy; the\u00a0noise monitoring feature\u00a0on the spacebands wearable allows companies to set the decibel threshold they are comfortable with for their workers.<\/p><p>In addition to alerting the wearable user to exposure over the set limits, the device will also measure exposure over time and alert the user if they need to take a break from a noisy area or if they need to wear PPE such as ear defenders or ear plugs.<\/p><p>Another feature offered by spacebands is the\u00a0PPE Prompt\u00a0feature, which will remind workers entering a certain area that they should be wearing PPE whilst in that area.<\/p><p>You can\u00a0book a demo to learn more about the BSL solution and how it can help enable companies to not only comply with the Control of Noise Regulations 2005 in your workplace, but to keep a record of your compliance.<\/p><p>\u200d<\/p><h3>Examples of how employers can reduce noise exposure in the workplace<\/h3><p>Employers can take several steps to reduce noise exposure in the workplace.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/noise\/employers.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here are some examples:<\/a><\/p><ol role=\"list\"><li><strong>Engineering controls<\/strong>: Employers can use engineering controls such as sound barriers, mufflers, and vibration dampeners to reduce noise levels.<\/li><li><strong>Administrative controls<\/strong>: Employers can implement administrative controls such as job rotation, limiting the duration of exposure, and scheduling noisy work during off-hours.<\/li><li><strong>Personal protective equipment (PPE)<\/strong>: Employers can provide their employees with PPE such as earplugs, earmuffs, and noise-cancelling headphones to reduce noise exposure.<\/li><li><strong>Regular maintenance<\/strong>: Employers can ensure that machinery and equipment are regularly maintained and lubricated to reduce noise levels.<\/li><li><strong>Training<\/strong>: Employers can provide their employees with training on how to use PPE correctly, how to identify hazardous noise levels, and how to report noise-related problems.<\/li><\/ol><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- card -->\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card card-2  \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-header witr_ac_card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"card-link witr_ac_style\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse_4642a3b\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   06. Conclusion\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse_4642a3b\" class=\"collapse ac_s_padding  \" data-parent=\"#accordion\">\n                                        <div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><p>In conclusion, the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 (Noise Regulations 2005) require employers to prevent or reduce risks to health and safety from exposure to noise at work.<\/p><p>Employers must assess the risks to their employees from noise at work, take action to reduce the noise exposure that produces those risks, provide their employees with hearing protection if they cannot reduce the noise exposure enough by using other methods, make sure the legal limits on noise exposure are not exceeded, provide their employees with information, instruction and training, and carry out health surveillance where there is a risk to health.<\/p><p>Employers who fail to comply with the regulations can face enforcement action, including fines and prosecution.<\/p><p>It is important for employers to comply with these regulations to ensure the safety and well-being of their employees.<\/p><p>By following the steps outlined in the regulations, employers can reduce the risk of hearing damage and other health problems caused by excessive noise exposure in the workplace.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- card -->\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div> <!-- faq part -->\t\t\n                <\/div> \n\n\t\t<script type='text\/javascript'>\n\t\t\tjQuery(function($){\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t$('.faq-part .card').each(function () {\n\t\t\t\t\tvar $this = $(this);\n\t\t\t\t\t$this.on('click', function (e) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tvar has = $this.hasClass('active');\n\t\t\t\t\t\t$('.faq-part .card').removeClass('active show');\n\t\t\t\t\t\tif (has) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t$this.removeClass('active show');\n\t\t\t\t\t\t} else {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t$this.addClass('active show');\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t<\/script>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Noise Assessment The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 require each employer to carry out a\u00a0noise assessment\u00a0where any employee is likely to be exposed to noise at or above the lower exposure action. 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