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Document ID (ISN)102393
CIS number 03-1382
Year 2004
Convention or series no. Fiche d'action 3/04
Title Noise
Original title Le bruit [in French]
Bibliographic information PREVENT, rue Gachard 88, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium, 2004. 4p. Illus. 4 ref.
Abstract Prolonged exposure to noise can result in hearing losses that appear only progressively but that are permanent, which is why prevention is important. Contents of this information leaflet on the prevention of noise at the workplace: legal aspects (current Belgian regulations on the exposure of workers to noise and new European Directive 2003/10/EC); effect of noise on work efficiency (arousal, effects of music during work, excessive error levels and stress, diminished concentration); environment, lifestyle and noise levels; hearing protection (noise reduction at source, soundproofing, hearing protection, hearing protector selection criteria).
Descriptors (primary) responsibilities of employers; Belgium; hearing conservation; hearing loss; noise control; noise
Descriptors (secondary) hearing protection; threshold limit values; legal aspects; European Communities; safety guides; relaxed vigilance; music during work; data sheet; sound attenuation
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceBelgium
Subject(s) Noise, hearing and vibration
Broad subject area(s) Physical hazards
Browse category(ies) Noise
Diseases of the ear and hearing damage