Noise Awareness

Description

This one day course is aimed at participants who want to gain a better knowledge about Occupational Noise & Environmental Noise  as well as their impacts on human health, hearing and effects on communities. It covers how the noise measurement is done and gives understanding of the key issues relating to the measurement and the control of noise in the workplace and the environment.

It also provides a practical guide to the employees and the employers who are directly affected by noise and it benefits those who have the responsibility to proactively reduce noise and its effects.

Material that will be covered in this course include:

• The hearing mechanism
• Noise induced hearing loss
• Hearing protectors and their correct selection and use
• Community noise
• Health effects associated with the exposure to noise
• Fundamentals of sound
• How noise is measured
• Overview of Environmental Protection legislation relating to noise
• Overview of Health & Safety legislation relating to occupational noise

Participants

All levels of employees who may be exposed to noise or managing noise in Workplaces and the Environment

Continuation Courses:

Occupational Noise Training: If practical in-depth knowledge on surveying noise in the workplace , its evaluation and management is required then you need to attend both the Noise Awareness course and the Occupational Noise Training Course. The courses are tailored to meet statutory legislative requirements.  

Environmental Noise Training: If practical in-depth knowledge on assessing environmental noise, its evaluation and management is required you need to attend both the Noise Awareness Course and the Environmental Noise Training Course. The courses are tailored to meet statutory legislative requirements.