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New noise guide available
News | HSP | 15.07.2008
Site specifics: noise
Bridget Leathley | Features | HSW | 30.04.2008
The current Noise Regulations, which set stricter limits on noise exposure at work, came into force for most people in April 2006. Part of the legislation won't come into force until 2011 (for seagoing ships), but the music and entertainment sectors, having been given two years longer than most industries, came within the limits in April. Bridget Leathley searches the web for the best sources of advice.
Lowering the tones: noise in the entertainment sector
Becky Allen | Features | HSW | 07.04.2008
From this month, the music and entertainment sector has to fall in with new noise regulations. The change represents a potentially baffling challenge to the sector, and looks set to produce major changes both in attitude and practice in music venues across the UK. Becky Allen finds out how the Royal Opera House has coped.
Lighter regulation questions
News | HSW | 12.12.2007
Using 'body mapping' to flag workers' ill health
Jocelyn Dorrell | Features | HSW | 09.11.2007
The technique of 'body mapping' was developed in the 1970s at Nottingham University to encourage workers to report ill-health symptoms. The employee-centred approach aids locating workplace health hazards and flagging up workers' health problems, especially musculoskeletal disorders, as Jocelyn Dorrell reports.
Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005
Legislation | 17.05.2007
Health and Safety at Work, etc Act 1974
Legislation | 17.05.2007
Health review
News | HSW | 01.05.2007
Deafness ruling is easy listening for textile firms
Prosecutions and Claims | 01.04.2007
Taking accurate noise measurements
Seggy T Segaran | Features | HSW | 01.02.2007
The Health and Safety Executive's advice has always been that if you have to shout to talk to someone two metres away this is usually a clear indication that noise levels are around the 85dB mark. Seggy T Segaran argues that estimating workplace noise levels is often a poor substitute for taking accurate measurements.
Hazards of call centre headsets
Jocelyn Dorrell | Features | HSW | 01.11.2006
What will keep health and safety managers busy in years to come? A lack of physical activity by desk-bound employees? Thermal discomfort and "multi-factoral risks" where workers face a number of interacting risks? Jocelyn Dorrell finds that some of the hazards faced by call centre workers come via their headsets.
Regulations require checks for ill health in staff
Lucie Ponting | Features | HSW | 01.10.2006
Regulations increasingly require businesses to check staff for signs of ill health. Lucie Ponting reports how surveillance to find the early signs of work-related ill health range from simple self-assessment, through to checks by occupational health professionals.
Action on hearing
Seggy T Segaran | Features | HSW | 01.05.2005
The importance of hearing surveillance at work by Seggy Segaran of First Stop Safety
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