Risk Assessment for Noise

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Risk Assessment for Noise

1. [Your Company Name] has a purchasing policy whereby work equipment is screened for its safety features before being purchased. When practical work equipment producing less vibration and noise will be purchased in preference to other pieces of work equipment.
2. Any excessively noisy work will be undertaken by operatives on a job rotation basis and activities will be restricted to 2 hours every 4 hours as required.
3. If noise levels reach 85dB (A) or above operatives will be informed of the risks to their hearing and supplied with ear defenders or earplugs and instructed to wear them during the noisy activities. [Your Company Name] will ensure their compliance by regular monitoring.
4. The wearing of hearing protection will be encouraged for those tasks that produce noise over 80dB (A).
5. [Your Company Name] will respect any reasonable request to obviate the circumstances when there are grounds for complaint with regards to excessive noise being produced on-site.