This 3 day course is suitable for safety managers, supervisors, practitioners, occupational health practitioners and nurses. It is designed to provide delegates with an understanding of the physics of noise, the practical and hands on experience of the tools used to measure noise, and noise reduction techniques with the emphasis on control of noise at source.
Why take this course?
- Learn the mechanism of sound and hearing, the physics of noise and the associated reduction techniques via a course designed with a practical approach in mind
- You will use the tools necessary to measure noise, and have the opportunity to carry out an onsite noise assessment, and develop a management action plan
What will I learn about?
- How to be a competent person
- The physics of noise
- The human hearing mechanism
- Noise induced hearing loss
- The decibel scale
- Noise terminology
- The Control of Noise at Work Regulations
- Noise reduction
- Noise survey design
- Hearing loss measurement and protection
- Workplace noise assessment
- Measurement and instrumentation