This course will teach you: The negative impacts of loud noise levels on health and wellbeing and the different types of noise; including variable; impulse; impact and continuous. You will also learn about Britain’s noise control laws and how employers are legally responsible for noise reduction measures in the workplace.; How employers should consider regular risk assessments that help identify sources and the number of people exposed to noise hazards. You will also learn the industrial sectors that are known for higher noise hazard levels.; How elimination and isolation of noise hazards helps reduce noise and the important factors such as choosing the right places for machinery; checking for noise emission levels; fixing silencers and grouping together of machinery producing equivalent sounds.; How the implementation of administrative controls such as planning activities outside of regular shift hours or outsourcing noise-producing activities to areas situated further away help noise reduction; The different types of hearing protectors; including earmuffs and earplugs that help protect workers from noise hazards at work.
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