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    If employees are exposed to noise levels above certain limits, employers must conduct a noise risk assessment to identify risks, estimate employee noise exposure, determine necessary controls, and consider health surveillance needs. Someone competent must perform the assessment, with complexity determining required skill level. Guidance on assessments is available from the Sound Advice website.

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    If employees are exposed to noise levels above certain limits, employers must conduct a noise risk assessment to identify risks, estimate employee noise exposure, determine necessary controls, and consider health surveillance needs. Someone competent must perform the assessment, with complexity determining required skill level. Guidance on assessments is available from the Sound Advice website.

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    If employees are exposed to noise levels above certain limits, employers must conduct a noise risk assessment to identify risks, estimate employee noise exposure, determine necessary controls, and consider health surveillance needs. Someone competent must perform the assessment, with complexity determining required skill level. Guidance on assessments is available from the Sound Advice website.

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    Duty holder version - Noise in the entertainment business: noise risk assessment.

    If any of your employees are likely to be exposed to noise at or above the lower action
    values of the Control of Noise at Work Regulations (daily or weekly personal noise
    exposure of 80dBA, or a peak exposure of 135dBC) you will need to make a noise
    risk assessment. The purpose of the assessment is to identify what you need to do to
    ensure the health and safety of your employees who are exposed to noise and where
    practicable other workers, such as contract security or catering, who might also be at
    risk from the noise.

    Someone competent should draw up your noise risk assessment. This might be
    someone who works for you, or an external consultant. The level of skill necessary
    will depend on the complexity of the situation and the control measures required.

    Your noise risk assessment should:


     identify where there may be a risk from noise and who is likely to be affected;
     contain an estimate of the noise exposure of each person that is good enough
    to determine whether they likely to be exposed above the lower or upper
    action values or if exposure is likely to be above the limit values;
     identify what noise-control measures are needed; and if hearing protection is
    needed and, if so, where and what type;
     identify any employees who need to be provided with health surveillance and
    whether any are at particular risk.

    You may also need to consider whether people are at risk of not hearing warning
    sounds in noisy places, and when wearing hearing protectors.

    Guidance on performing noise risk assessments can be found on the Sound Advice
    website at http://www.soundadvice.info/thewholestory/san3.htm

    Enforcement version - Noise in the entertainment business: noise risk


    assessment.

    If workers are likely to be exposed to noise at or above the lower action values of the
    Control of Noise at Work Regulations (daily or weekly personal noise exposure of
    80dBA, or a peak exposure of 135dBC) a noise risk assessment is required. This is
    the responsibility of the employer, but where practicable will need to consider the
    noise risks for other workers such as contract security or caterers. The purpose of the
    assessment is to identify what actions are required to ensure the health and safety of
    employees (and contractors) who may be at risk from noise.

    Someone competent should draw up the noise risk assessment. The level of skill
    necessary will depend on the complexity of the situation and the control measures.

    A noise risk assessment should:


     identify where there may be a risk from noise and who is likely to be affected;
     contain an estimate of the noise exposure of each person that is good enough
    to determine whether they likely to be exposed above the lower or upper
    action values or if exposure is likely to be above the limit values;
     identify what noise-control measures are needed; and if hearing protection is
    needed and, if so, where and what type;
     identify any employees who need to be provided with health surveillance and
    whether any are at particular risk.

    You may also need to consider whether there is a risk of not hearing warning sounds
    in noisy places, and when wearing hearing protectors.

    Guidance on performing noise risk assessments can be found on the Sound Advice
    website at http://www.soundadvice.info/thewholestory/san3.htm

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