Smart Resource:Headphones Use and Noise At Work

22nd January 2025 Posted in Blogs

Did you know? Headphones on sale in Europe are restricted to a maximum output of 100dB when used with a mobile handset

The maximum safe listening period at 100dB according to the action levels in the regulations, is likely to be between 15 and 30 minutes in any 24-hour period.

But how do you know how long and how loudly your employees are listening for? and how it affects your health and safety responsibility.

Our latest Smart Resource is here to help

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IOSH calls on Britain's new PM to make workplace harm prevention a national priority

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4 Aug

Holiday cover shouldn't simply mean finding someone to “keep things ticking over”

What happens when the person responsible goes on holiday?

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3 Aug

Company fined after man left ‘physically ruined’ after fall from height

A principal contractor has been fined after a man was left ‘physically ruined’ after falling from a tipping bucket on a fork lift truck in Kent.

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24 Jul

It's been a warm summer so far here in the UK.

When is it too hot to work? and how do you keep safe on site? ⬇️

The HSE have guidance to keep you and your team safe in the heat.

https://www.hse.gov.uk/temperature/employer/index.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=hse-guidance&utm_term=hot-temperature&utm_content=home-page-banner

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