Noise Monitoring

We offer a range of occupational and environmental noise assessments. Reports can include plant assessments, personal exposure including dosimetry, maximum daily exposures, hearing protection assessments, noise contour maps and engineering control recommendations. We also have the necessary equipment to assess ototoxic (hearing damaging chemicals) effects.

Noise is one of the most common physical hazards present at work. The exposure limits to prevent noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) are an 8-hour average exposure of 85dB(A) or a peak noise exposure of 140dB. If your work shift is longer than 8 hours, then the amount of noise you can be exposed to before you get NIHL will change. If you don’t know the level of noise to which your workers are exposed or you issue hearing protection, then you likely require a noise survey to meet legislative requirements. The goal of noise monitoring is twofold. Firstly, it allows determination of the noise levels to which workers are exposed for the purpose of implementing control strategies (noise dampening, control booths, hearing protection, etc) and secondly, it allows evaluation of the class of hearing protection required to prevent NIHL. Did you know that removing your hearing protection in a noisy area, even to have a short conversation, can put you at risk. Noise monitoring allows us to determine how long you can be exposed to the noise levels at a workplace before you are at risk of NIHL.