The law, the numbers and what actually happens on the day — plus real case studies from the kinds of floor we measure. No jargon.
What the regulations require, what the action values mean, and what a real assessment looks like.
What the regulations actually require of you — duties, thresholds and records — in one read.
Read →The three thresholds, what switches on at each, and why they’re measured at the ear.
Read →When you need them, how they’re marked, and what they mean for your people day to day.
Read →Step by step, from the first call to a report you can act on — and what we need from you.
Read →A real-style floor map walked through — what it shows and what we’d do about it.
Read →SNR ratings, dual protection, and why fit matters more than the number on the box.
Read →The competent person duty, and why a quick reading with a borrowed meter isn’t the same thing.
Read →What Regulation 9 requires, who needs audiometric testing, and why it matters even when noise is controlled.
Read →The cheapest fix for a noisy process is usually the one made before it’s even on site.
Read →There’s no fixed expiry date — what actually triggers a re-check, and why an assessment can quietly go stale.
Read →How the assessment played out across different kinds of floor — and what actually moved the reading.
A busy line where the daily average hid the one hour that actually crossed the limit.
Read →High-frequency tooling noise, and where the protection had to be measured at the ear.
Read →Wash-down bays, conveyors and cold stores — steady noise that builds the dose by duration.
Read →Saws and planers over 100 dB(A), and the case for controlling the source, not just the ears.
Read →Hard steel spaces that give the sound straight back — the same job, a very different number.
Read →Bottling and canning lines, and mapping where the zones actually needed to be.
Read →Grinding, cutting and impact work — peaks that do the damage while the average barely moves.
Read →Chippers and extraction running all shift — and the plan that kept the assessment true.
Read →The 60-second check gives you an indicative level for a site like yours; the Care Plan puts one fixed price on keeping it measured and current for four years.