What You Need to Do As An Employer

The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 (Noise Regulations 2005) require employers to prevent or reduce risks to health and safety from exposure to noise at work by:

• Assessing the risks to employees from noise at work;
• Taking action to reduce the noise exposure that produces those risks;
• Providing employees with hearing protection if you cannot reduce the noise exposure enough by using other methods;
• Making sure the legal limits on noise exposure are not exceeded;
• Providing employees with information, instruction and training;
• Carrying out health surveillance where there is a risk to health.

The Problem for Small-to-Medium Sized Businesses

But many small to medium sized businesses don't know where to start in fulfilling their responsibilities under the regulations, because they don't have the skills and expertise in-house to address these issues.

How Broom Reid & Harris Can Help

That's where Broom Reid & Harris can help. We can provide your business or organisation with a tailored program that enables you to meet your responsibilities, including:

• Providing the necessary "health surveillance" - with hearing tests for employees and members of staff, and advising them about early detection and prevention of hearing problems.
• Staff information, training and instruction.
• A full range of different types of hearing protection to suit your specific workplace needs.

For more information about noise in your workplace, please contact Broom Reid & Harris on (01392) 436714. Or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

For general information about noise at work, please see the Health & Saftety Executive's excellent and informative website at http://www.hse.gov.uk/noise.