| Document ID (ISN) | 105974 |
| CIS number |
06-1259 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-11-072984-6 |
| Year |
2005 |
| Convention or series no. |
Statutory Instruments 2005 No.1643
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| Title |
Health and Safety - The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 [United Kingdom] |
| Bibliographic information |
TSO Online Bookshop, https://www.tsoshop.co.uk/, 2005. 16p. Price: GBP 3.00. |
| Internet access |
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2005/20051643.htm [in English]
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| Abstract |
These Regulations implement in Great Britain the provisions of EC Directive 2003/10/EC (see CIS 06-253). Provisions are made for: lower and upper exposure action values (80-85dB(A) for daily or weekly levels, 135-137dB(C) as peak sound pressures); exposure limit values (87db(A) for daily and weekly levels, 140dB(C) as peak sound pressures); assessment of exposure levels to noise in the workplace; elimination and control of exposure to noise at the workplace; hearing protection (including the designation of Hearing Protection Zones); maintenance and use of protective equipment; health surveillance; information, instruction and training; exemption certificates from hearing protection and for emergency services. Regulations S.I. 1989 No.1790 on the same subject (see CIS 90-21) are repealed. In schedules: noise level calculation methods. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; noise control; limitation of exposure; noise |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
hearing protection; law; noise measurement; noise level |
| Document type |
A - Laws, regulations, directives |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Standards and directives with the force of law
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
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| Browse category(ies) |
Noise
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