See what you have learned about limiting noise

Complete the sheet and see how much you know about safety.

You must always try first to limit the noise, and you should find the right ear defenders only when limiting the noise is not possible.
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A noise plan is a weekly plan of when noisy work will be taking place so that you can avoid exposing others on site to noise as much as possible.
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You personally are responsible for creating a noise plan, so that noise is limited as much as possible in your work
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Fixed, noisy machines must be isolated from the other places of work as far as possible
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You have no influence over how much noise there is at your place of work
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You can always talk to your employer about buying in less noisy machines, or about planning work so that people are exposed to noise to the smallest extent possible
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Thinking creatively and using winter mats, for example, to damp the noise from rooms containing noisy machines is prohibited
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It is solely the responsibility of your colleagues to put on or take off ear defenders when you start doing noisy work
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It is your responsibility to tell someone from the safety group, or your supervisor or employer if you discover there is unnecessarily troublesome noise noise in the workplace
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Small things such as not throwing things, securing things so that they do not rattle and stopping machines when you are not using them for a moment can make a big difference to noise levels
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