Basic Noise Risk Assessment

• Client / Site

• Location
  Address

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Job description

• People at Risk

Risk Assessment

• Is the noise intrusive like a busy street, a vacuum cleaner or a crowded restaurant for most of the working day?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do your employees have to raise their voices to carry out a normal conversation when about 2 meter apart for at least part of the day?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do your employees use noisy powered tools or machinery for more than half an hour each day?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do you work in a noisy industry, eg construction, demolition or road repair; woodworking; plastics processing; engineering; textile manufacture; general fabrication; forging, pressing or stamping; paper or board making; canning or bottling; foundries?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there noises due to impacts (such as hammering, drop forging, pneumatic impact tools etc), explosive sources such as cartridge operated tools or detonators, or guns?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Noise Profile

• Record Leq (dB(A))

• Record the dB(C) peak value

Control Measures

• Are hearing protective equipment mandatory?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• REFERENCE: Example of ear protection equipment
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• Can the noise source be eliminated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is additional maintenance required to reduce noise levels e.g. by lubrication, tightening, cleaning etc of equipment? (Reassess noise level after maintenance work is complete)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can the equipment be modified to reduce noise at source, e.g. damping, silencers, baffles etc fitted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can inherently quieter components be selected e.g. slotted circular saw blades on woodworking equipment or quieter fans? (Reassess after replacement)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can the equipment be Isolated i.e. removed to another location away from people at work?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can the equipment be enclosed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a noise refuge area needed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can absorptive material be used to deaden noise in the workspace?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do staff need training or information on the noise risks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is health surveillance required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Overall Risk Assessment

• Provide overall risk rating

  Safe

  At Risk

Recommendations

• Enter recommendations here

Completion

• Full Name and Signature of Inspector

  Sign