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Workplace tasks involving loud machinery and tools can damage the ears. Workers could be left with hearing loss or long-term tinnitus.
Protect your teams from hearing damage with our range of hearing protection PPE.
Commonly needed on construction sites and in warehouses, shop ear defenders, ear plugs, ear bands, and necessary accessories with SMI.
All of our hearing protection products meet UK safety standards for the ultimate hearing defense.
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You can protect hearing in the workplace by keeping noise levels to a safe level. If this isn’t possible, you’ll need to provide adequate PPE.
Start with a risk assessment. Assessing your site will uncover areas with unsafe noise levels and who is most likely to be exposed.
If the noise level is 85 dB or above, you’ll need to provide hearing protection.
Hearing should be protected through noise muffling or noise-blocking PPE.
Hearing protection includes:
Hearing protection should form part of your full PPE kit.
This kit should also include:
Personal hearing protection should be used in workplaces where noise could reach unsafe levels.
Hearing protection is commonly required by:
Hearing protection is required at a dB level of 85.
The PPE provided should be noise-cancelling enough to keep the dB level under 80 near the ear.
If the dB level is 85+, hearing protection with a high average of dB reduction (SNR) is required.
High SNR-rated hearing protection includes:
HSE guidelines come from the Noise Regulations 2005.
These regulations require employers to:
