| Document ID (ISN) | 74749 |
| CIS number |
00-530 |
| Year |
2000 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSE PBIS1
|
| Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
Noise assessments in paper mills |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, Mar. 2000. 4p. 7 ref. |
| Abstract |
This information sheet is aimed at helping employers and employees understand their legal duties under the Noise at Work Regulations 1989 (CIS 90-21) for making a noise assessment. Contents: noise levels requiring action as defined by regulations 4 and 5; purpose of a noise assessment; preparing and carrying out the noise assessment; benefits of equipment hiring; calculating daily personal noise exposure; noise assessment records; action plan to introduce noise control measures and implementation; including noise control in the purchasing policy; reassessment and record-keeping. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; noise level measurement; paper and paper products industry; noise |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
noise and vibration control; hearing protection; length of exposure; information of personnel; legislation; data sheet; exposure records |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Paper-making and printing
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Noise
Paper and paper products industry
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