Short, plain-English episodes on UK Noise at Work compliance, from the team behind the 4-Year Noise Care Plan — what the regs actually require, what an assessment involves, and how to keep a site compliant for the long run, not just on the day of a survey.
The 80/85/87 dB(A) action values that drive every duty under the regs, and why most sites move from a one-off certificate onto a 4-year managed Care Plan as things change.
Audio only (.m4a)The real pricing, the 5-stage review cycle, and why "we keep the assessment live" is the whole point of the Care Plan.
Audio only (.m4a)Why sites go stale — new machinery, faster lines, longer shifts — and why "keeping it current" is practical judgement, not a one-off checklist.
Audio only (.m4a)One real, anonymised site: 10 of 13 tools measured over the 85 dB(A) action value, and the SNR-18 fix — matched to the tools, not just the highest rating on the shelf — that brought exposure down to 72–76 dB(A) without cutting workers off from their surroundings.
Audio only (.m4a)Why the 2013 claims spike doesn't reflect today's risk — the real HSE numbers behind hearing loss claims, and why a defensible record still matters even as new cases keep falling.
How a genuine Class 1 acoustic survey becomes a 3D heat map anyone can read at a glance — and why it supplements the legal written assessment rather than replacing it.
Audio only (.m4a)Why leaning on ear defenders alone isn't the fix it looks like: the attenuation number printed on the box is a lab rating, and real-world protection on a moving, sweating worker wearing safety glasses can fall well short of it.
Audio only (.m4a)Why a site gets assessed running as normal — not slowed down or quietened for the visit — and why the report tracks each person's real exposure rather than one site-wide average.
Audio only (.m4a)Why a sector-typical 90–100 dB(A) range is a starting assumption, not a measurement — anchored by a real, anonymised fabrication site where the true hazard was a single 90 dB(A) hotspot at one station, not the whole floor.
A plain-English walkthrough of your own Care Plan report — dB(A) vs dB(C), and what actually changes at the 80, 85 and 87 dB(A) action values.
Audio only (.m4a)How insurers actually evaluate a Noise-Induced Hearing Loss claim — separating age-related loss from noise exposure, and why contemporaneous records are the only thing that settles it.
A one-off survey is a genuine, standalone option, and a good way to get a current figure fast. Why most clients move on from it to a 4-year plan: a site keeps changing after the visit, and nobody’s paid to come back and tell you when that happens unless it’s built in from day one.
Audio only (.m4a)Why a single passing comment about noise on the shop floor can trigger the same legal duties as a full risk assessment — and how the Care Plan turns it into a documented, not lost, paper trail.
Audio only (.m4a)The biology behind why hearing loss from noise causes zero pain and never reverses — and why regular health surveillance is the only real safeguard.
Audio only (.m4a)Why hearing protection is the last line of defence, not the first — and the hierarchy of controls a site has to work through before ear defenders are even the right answer.
Audio only (.m4a)What a genuine noise-compliance visit actually looks for — documented assessments, real training, and records that hold up without a night of panicked prep.
Audio only (.m4a)Why a quick reading with a meter isn't the same as a legally compliant risk assessment, and what to expect from a survey that's actually done properly.
Audio only (.m4a)The regulations don't specify four years — so why does the Care Plan use that cycle? The real logic: catching gradual, easy-to-miss drift before it becomes a compliance gap.
Audio only (.m4a)Why noise compliance is the item most likely to slip when there's no fixed renewal date forcing it back onto the calendar — and how a managed cycle fixes that.
Audio only (.m4a)An illustrative, composite story — no real company, no real readings — of how a site moves from an undiscovered compliance gap to a permanently controlled one.
Audio only (.m4a)All 20 episodes are live here first, then to Spotify for Podcasters and YouTube once those channels are set up.
