How do I use the information from my risk assessment?

Your risk assessment will have produced information on the risks and an action plan for controlling noise. Use this information to:

  • Tackle the immediate risk, eg by providing hearing protection.
  • Identify what is possible to control noise, how much reduction could be achieved and what is reasonably practicable.
  • Establish priorities for action and a timetable (eg, consider where there could be immediate benefits, what changes may need to be phased in over a longer period of time and the number of people exposed to the noise in each case).
  • Assign responsibilities to people to deliver the various parts of the plan.
  • Ensure the work on noise control is carried out.
  • Check that what you have done has worked.

Link URLs in this page

  1. Noise at workhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/index.htm
  2. Regulationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/regulations.htm
  3. Worried about your hearing?https://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/worried.htm
  4. Overview - Worried about your hearing?https://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/worried.htm
  5. Audio demonstrationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/assets/video/index.htm
  6. Overview - Advice for employershttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/advice.htm
  7. Employers' responsibilitieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/employers.htm
  8. How do I assess the risks?https://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/risks.htm
  9. Managing noise risks checklisthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/checklist.htm
  10. Overview - How do I protect my workers?https://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/protect.htm
  11. How do I control the risks from noise?https://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/controlrisks.htm
  12. Use the information from my risk assessment?https://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/useinfo.htm
  13. Reduce noise?https://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/reducenoise.htm
  14. Choose quieter equipment and machinery?https://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/choosequieter.htm
  15. Hearing protectionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/hearingprotection.htm
  16. What do I need to tell my employees?https://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/assets/video/tell-index.htm
  17. Employee and safety representativeshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/safetyrep.htm
  18. Health surveillancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/healthsurveillance.htm
  19. Advice for manufacturershttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/advice-for-manufacturers.htm
  20. Noise calculatorshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/calculator.htm
  21. Key messageshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/keyfacts.htm
  22. Overview - Industry good practicehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/goodpractice/index.htm
  23. Overview - Managing noise riskshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/goodpractice/managingrisks.htm
  24. Over-protectionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/goodpractice/hearingoverprotect.htm
  25. Accounting for 'real-world' factorshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/goodpractice/hearingrealworld.htm
  26. Advice on issuing hearing protectionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/goodpractice/hearingadvice.htm
  27. Workplace designhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/goodpractice/workplacedesign.htm
  28. Plastic productshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/goodpractice/plastics.htm
  29. Overview - Wood workinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/goodpractice/woodworking.htm
  30. Saw millinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/goodpractice/sawmilling.htm
  31. Air turbulencehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/goodpractice/airturbulence.htm
  32. Planing and mouldinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/goodpractice/planingmoulding.htm
  33. Overview - Concrete and cementhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/goodpractice/concrete.htm
  34. General informationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/goodpractice/concretegeninfo.htm
  35. Avoiding impactshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/goodpractice/avoidingimpacts.htm
  36. Music and entertainmenthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/goodpractice/music-and-entertainment.htm
  37. Overview - Case studieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/casestudies/index.htm
  38. Full indexhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/casestudies/fullindex.htm
  39. Sound solutionshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/casestudies/soundsolutions/index.htm
  40. Overview - Resourceshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/furtherinfo.htm
  41. Publicationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/publications.htm
  42. Researchhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/research.htm
  43. Statisticshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/statistics.htm
  44. Overview - Policy statementshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/policy.htm
  45. Acoustic shockhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/acoustic.htm
  46. See also 'Protect your employees' box on the flow charthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/checklist.htm
  47. How you could reduce the noisehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/reducenoise.htm
  48. Noise calculatorshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/calculator.htm
  49. Noise: Don't lose your hearing https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg363.htm
  50. Noise at work: A brief guide to controlling the riskshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg362.htm
  51. Hearing loss - what's it like?https://www.hse.gov.uk/NOISE/assets/video/index.htm

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Updated 2010-02-02