The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 place a statutory duty on employers to prevent or reduce risks to health and safety from exposure to noise at work.
They require an employer to:
- Assess the risk to their employees from noise at work
- Take action to reduce the noise exposure that produces those risks
- Provide their employees with hearing protection if they cannot reduce the noise exposure by using other methods
- Make sure the legal limits on noise exposure are not exceeded
- Provide their employees with information, instruction and appropriate training
- Carry out health surveillance where there is a risk to health.
Have you assessed the noise hazards when using compressed gases?
