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For noise levels that exceed 80 dB daily, the Occupational Health and Safety Act requires the employer to provide hearing protection. Employees are not yet required to wear these earplugs.
Does the noise level exceed 83 dB? Then employees are only allowed to work 4 hours without hearing protection. For the remaining 4 hours of the workday, high noise levels are not allowed. Employees are required to wear hearing protection if the noise level exceeds 85 dB daily.
You determine the sound level in a room with a decibel meter. The result is a sound level in decibels (dB).
The most important way to prevent hearing damage in employees is to encourage them to wear custom hearing protection. It is also advisable to keep noise levels as low as possible. In construction, industry, workshops and printing companies, this can be done by investing in quiet machines. In the nightlife and music industries, this is more difficult.
For all work in loud environments, it's best to minimize the time employees spend there. Of course, that too is difficult in some situations. But should there be work areas with loud and slightly less loud noise, see if employees can rotate.
Yes indeed, we visit companies throughout the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. If it is not possible to do within the company we can also come with our appointment bus.
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