Noise at Work Regulations

What’s the aim of the seminar?

It is important for any organisation to know what regulations apply to them and the implications those regulations bring to the business. This course is designed for any responsible person to gain a broad understanding or to get an update of the control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 and what they have to do to comply with them.

Who should attend?

All businesses have a legal duty to protect their employees from noise exposure – so if you’re the person within your organisation who’s responsible for the health and safety of your workforce, then this seminar is an unmissable source of free training.

Managers, supervisors and business owners where noise exposure is an unknown quantity would be ideally suited to attending this free seminar, as well as plant and production engineers who work with noisy equipment or power tools.

Assessing the risk of Noise in work is mandated by law. This course is dedicated to educating responsible persons to a level where they can effectively comply with the Control of Noise Regulations 2005.

What Do We Cover?

During the seminar, we’re going to cover the fundamentals of dealing with noise in the workplace, including sessions on:

• How Noise affects humans
• Health surveillance and how to carry out audiometric testing
• The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 overview
• Defending and mitigating claims
• Sound Level Meters and a practical on how to make measurements
• New Technology in Sound Monitoring
• Monitoring employee exposure to noise
• Hearing protection
• Controlling noise