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.

• See also 'Protect your employees' box on the flow chart
• How you could reduce the noise