Templates / Health and safety

Noise assessment

Form · Before noisy work, and when the work changes

The assessment of a task's noise: who is exposed, for how long, the levels against the 80, 85 and 87 dB(A) action values and limit, how the noise is cut at source, and the hearing protection and zones in place.

Use it in Sitro: add it to a project and fill it on a phone, free for 14 days.

The law and guidance behind it

Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, Regulations 4, 5, 6 and 7
HSE L108, Controlling noise at work

The questions

The work

The task and the tools or plant used
Who is exposed (trades, how many, nearby people)
Hours of noisy work a day

Levels

Daily personal exposure (LEP,d), from the maker's data or measurement
Peak sound pressure
Where it sits

Controls

How the noise is cut at source (quieter tools, screens, distance, time)
Hearing protection and its rating
Hearing protection zones marked where 85 dB(A) is reached
Workers told the risks, the controls and how to use the protection
Health surveillance (hearing checks) for those over 85 dB(A)
Review by

Sign-off

Assessed by
Date and time
Signature

A template to adapt to your site, not legal advice.