Introductory Text
1.Citation and commencement
2.Interpretation
3.Application
4.Exposure limit values and action values
5.Assessment of the risk to health and safety created by exposure to noise at the workplace
6.Elimination or control of exposure to noise at the workplace
7.Hearing Protection
8.Maintenance and use of equipment
9.Health Surveillance
10.Information, instruction and training
11.Exemption certificates from hearing protection
12.Exemption certificates for emergency services
13.Exemptions relating to the Ministry of Defence
14.Extension outside Great Britain
15.Revocations, amendments and savings
Signature
SCHEDULE 1
PART 1 Daily Personal Noise Exposure Levels
1.The daily personal noise exposure level, LEP,d, which corresponds to...
2.If the work is such that the daily exposure consists...
PART 2 Weekly Personal Noise Exposure Levels
The weekly personal noise exposure, LEP,w, which corresponds to defined...
where— m is the number of working days on which...
SCHEDULE 2
Peak Sound Pressure Level
Peak sound pressure level, LCpeak, is expressed in decibels and...
where— p Cpeak is the maximum value of the C-weighted...
SCHEDULE 3
Revocations
Explanatory Note