Noise regulations come into force: INDUSTRIES NOW NEED TO COMPLY WITH THE CONTROL OF NOISE AT WORK REGULATIONS 2005, WHICH CAME INTO FORCE IN APRIL

摘要

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reminding employers that the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 come into force in April. The regulations replace the existing Noise at Work Regulations 1989 for all industries in Great Britain except music and entertainment, which have until April 2008 to comply. Welcoming the new regulations health and safety minister Lord Hunt of Kings Heath said: "With over one million employees in Great Britain exposed to levels of noise at work which could damage hearing the new regulations will reduce exposure without placing unnecessary burdens on employers."