workplace noise control Articles
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Pulsar is Supporting International Women`s Day
The International Women's Day campaign theme of 2019 is #BalanceforBetter. It is a call-to-action for driving gender balance across the world. As such, Pulsar Instruments is pleased to report that 75% of its workers are women, including those in key management roles. As a UK manufacturer, we recognise that this is unusual in our industry. In many countries, women account for 40% or more of the ...
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5 Steps for Controlling Workplace Noise
5-Step process for Controlling Workplace Noise To avoid costly NIHL claims, employees should be protected from Noise at work Why do we all need to be controlling workplace noise? According to the HSE, over one million employees in Great Britain are exposed to levels of noise which put their hearing at risk. Noise induced hearing loss is one of the most prevalent, but often ignored, risks in ...
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5 Ways to control noise at work
Follow our 5 tips to help control workplace noise According to HSE statistics it appears the number of new claims for Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) claims are falling but over one million employees in the UK alone are still exposed to levels of noise which put their hearing at risk. To make a difference to these people we’re now at the point that further reductions in NIHL will require ...
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Noise at Work, Workplace Noise and Issues with Noise
Noise at Work Regulations to Control Workplace Noise The Control of Noise at Work Regulations (2005) became effective in 2006. The Regulations are relevant to all employers who operate a noisy workplace and should be an integral part of any health and safety strategy. The Noise at Work Regulations are increasingly relevant to employers as significant increases in the number of noise-induced ...
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Pulsar`s 2018 Noise Training Programme for Safety Managers
Pulsar launches a new training programme to help safety managers gain a better understanding of noise risks, controls, legislation and best management practices. Does your organisation use hand-held power tools or noisy machinery? If you do then you need to have a good awareness of issues raised by noise in the workplace. This brand new noise training programme for 2018 has been designed to be ...
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Pulsar Top Tips to Safeguard Employees’ Hearing from Noise - Are you following the guidelines?
Your employees' hearing is worth protecting According to the HSE, over a million of workers in the UK are exposed to levels of noise at work which put their hearing at risk. If asked, would you be able to prove that you are following the guidelines? Here is a useful reminder produced by Pulsar covering the main employers' responsibilities towards the control of harmful noise levels in a work ...
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Are you protecting your business from hearing loss claims?
Doing enough to protect your business from hearing loss claims? In our line of business, we get to work closely with employers and safety professionals both in the UK and overseas. We often take calls from managers who come to us as they have been served with one and often multiple civil claims for noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). By the time they contact us, it may be too late to repair any ...
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Noise awareness courses for 2018
Get Noise At Work Aware Pulsar’s noise at work awareness training course is widely recognised by employers as a must have for anyone with health and safety responsibilities to ‘get noise at work aware’. The one day course is delivered by top industry experts and aims to improve (or refresh) your knowledge of the current legislation, noise risks, noise theory, risk ...
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Does Noise Pollution cause stress?
In October 2018 the World Health Organisation (WHO) published their findings from an international investigation into how much noise affects us, including asking 'Does noise pollution cause stress'. It concluded it is one of the top environmental hazards to both physical and mental health and well-being in the European Region. Noise pollution can be defined as unwanted or excessive sound that ...
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Could you prove noise exposure levels are within the legal limits?
In recent months, we have met with many safety professionals who have had a visit from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and were asked to present evidence of occupational noise monitoring. So, if you were asked, could you prove that the noise levels in your factory are within the legal limits? In most cases, it will not be sufficient to say that employees are not at risk from exposure to ...
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Hearing Loss and World Hearing Day 2018
World Hearing Day – Hear the Future Pulsar Instruments is pleased to lend our support to World Hearing Day 2018. The theme for this year is Hear the Future1. The World Health Organisation (WHO) anticipates an increase in the number of people with hearing loss around the world in the coming decades. They estimate that: By 2050, 900 million people could suffer from disabling hearing loss2 ...
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Preventing and reducing hearing loss - World Hearing Day 2019
World Hearing Day – Check your hearing Preventing and reducing hearing loss is again under the spotlight for World Hearing Day 2019 - 3rd March and noise measurement experts for 50 years, Pulsar Instruments, is pleased to continue to lend our support to their important message. With this year’s theme ‘Check your hearing’ the World Health Organisation (WHO) wants to draw ...
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Noise Control: a sound plan needed
Practical advice on ways to carry out Noise Control and reduce noise at work, including how to select the correct level of hearing protection and carry out noise reduction activities. Reductions in reported cases of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) from noise at work appear to have taken place in recent years with a considerable fall in the number of new claims and numbers of affected workers. ...
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Noise control at the workplace starts with measurements
We often automatically turn to personal protective equipment in order to restrict noise. Yet there are other solutions. NoiseAtWork software enables us to map the situation quickly. It has been scientifically proven that exposure to noise which exceeds 80 dB(A) causes hearing loss, but lower levels can also cause physical and mental complaints. Noise also has a disruptive effect on communication ...
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What are the noise and vibration regulations that tree surgeons need to adhere to?
Do you know what the noise and vibration regulations are? Every business in the UK is required by law, to keep their employees safe as they carry out their work. There are risks in every workplace regardless of the sector, whether it’s trip or fire hazards, and the measures to minimise and control these risks are relatively well-known. Unless you are a health and safety expert, the noise ...
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Keep it Down! Controlling Noise in the Workplace
According to the HSE, over one million employees in the UK are exposed to levels of noise which put their hearing at risk. Noise-induced hearing loss is one of the most prevalent, but often ignored, risks in the workplace and employees must, by law, be protected. Once noise-induced hearing loss has taken place, it is irreversible. Clearly prevention is the most sensible option here as 1 in ...
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Don’t Turn a Deaf Ear to a Noisy Working Environment
Whether you work in manufacturing, engineering, construction, or in an office environment, the incessant noises of machinery or even noisy work colleagues can have an effect on your wellbeing after a while. But the problems associated with noise run much, much deeper than this. It can lead to severe and permanent loss of hearing, as well as a significant rise in blood pressure and stress. And ...
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Noisy workplace? Take Control with a wearable noise dosemeter
Take Control of noise today Pulsar Instruments introduces a new way to take control of noise exposure now with their NoisePen personal sound exposure meter. The Pulsar NoisePen is a wearable noise dosemeter; a self-contained noise measuring device designed to help safety officers like you meet the needs of the Noise at Work Regulations and safeguard your workers from harmful noise. The NoisePen ...
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Noise Awareness and Noise Management training
Employers have a legal responsibility to ensure the health and safety of their workers whilst at work. Business owners, managers and team leaders have a clear duty placed on them to implement and maintain the relevant procedures. As such, being able to show attendance to some noise awareness and noise management training would be advantageous. Pulsar Instruments have put together a day course ...
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Noise Awareness Training course - 5 reasons to attend
5 Reasons to attend our Noise Awareness Training Course Occupational noise, or noise at work, is one of the biggest causes of hearing loss and tinnitus in workers today. There is no cure for this “noise induced hearing loss” but it is preventable by making sure that employers address workplace noise hazards and supply appropriate protection when needed. Our One Day Noise Awareness ...
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