NOISE SAFETY ARTICLES
Articles and general information on all things relating to noise assessments or noise surveys at work, or managing employee noise exposure risks.
What noise assessments should contain, what to look for in a noise survey, managing noise risks at work, choosing hearing protection and managing health surveillance needs.
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How often does hearing testing have to be done?
One of the key elements of a noise assessment is identifying who needs to be included in what the HSE call ‘health surveillance’, a slightly Orwellian way of saying ‘hearing testing’. It has to be repeated and this is a guide to how often.