Description
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, delegates will have:
- Gained an understanding of the legal requirements relating to noise in the workplace
- Gained an understanding of how to carry out a noise survey
- Reviewed methods of noise control
- Reviewed types of PPE and when this should be used
Course Content
General Legal Requirements
The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
The Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1992
The Noise at Work Regulations 1989
The provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
Approved Codes of Practice – L108
Requirements for Noise Assessment
The Nature of Noise
Sound propagation
Sound pressure
Scales and weighting
Equipment for the Measurement of Noise
Integrating
Noisemeters
Calibration
The Noise Survey
Difficulties
Techniques and their limitations
Peak sound levels
Recording the results
Noise Control
General principles
Common errors
Hearing protection
Types of equipment
Calculating the effectiveness
Ear protection zones
Personal Development Action Plan
Course Duration: One Day