Lockton Health and Safety Manual

Appendix 2: Noise Assessment Pro‐forma  Answers to these questions will help put together your risk  assessment.  They have been drawn from the Health and Safety  Executive guidance published in ACOP, L108 & INDG 362.  

In brief, a noise assessment should:    State whether you have a noise problem;    Tell you which employees are at risk, and why;  

 Give you enough information to let you prioritise and plan the  work needed to control the risks (the law is more concerned  with controlling risk than measuring noise levels);    Let you know what to do about the immediate risk (hearing  protection, warning signs);    Help you monitor, instruct, inform & train your employees.   Noise assessment may conveniently be divided into two stages:   determine whether noise may present a risk;   define the actual level of noise.    The first part doesn’t require noise measurements, the second part  will require help from someone competent to take accurate  recorded measurements.   Stage 1: Check for any recorded complaints of intrusive or excessive  noise from associates & refer to sick records as a cause of  absenteeism.  Ask relevant associates:   Q1  Do associates experience a ringing sound in their ears  after working in a specific area or on specific  equipment?   YES /  NO

If ‘YES’ then a noise problem probably exists.  Go to  Stage 2.  

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