Noise Awareness Training - Online Course

Description

This online noise awareness course makes you aware of the hazards posed by high noise levels in the workplace and in other environments. It also identifies the measures that you can take to avoid hearing damage.

The law requires employers to take reasonable steps to safeguard the health and safety of all employees. Therefore, employers need to raise awareness about noise hazards in the workplace and outline what can be done to minimise risk.

This noise awareness training is completed online and can be studied remotely. The course will help you comply with regulations and educate yourself and your employees by gaining certification in noise awareness.

You won't have a set amount of time to complete this course if you do enrol. Start and finish your learning whenever you like before taking on the assessment. Our previous course participants have reported an average training time of 2 hours.

After completing the course you will be able to describe:

The first topic identifies how many people suffer from noise-induced hearing loss, and explains how serious this hearing loss can be. The topic describes short term and long term effects of loud noise. You will also learn about how excessive noise leads to stress and how this can impact life at work and at home. The topic also identifies some early signs of noise-induced hearing loss.

The second topic outlines the laws that protect people from harmful levels of noise at work. It also identifies employer and employee responsibilities and the need for risk assessment. You will also learn about how an employer can estimate the levels of noise that employees are exposed to.

The third topic describes the structure of the ear and how it processes sound. It explains how loud sounds damage your ear.

Topic 4 describes how sound is measured and what sounds are comfortable to hear. The topic also covers lower and upper exposure action values, and when hearing protection and health surveillance must be provided.

The final topic describes the hierarchy of noise controls and how to draw up a noise-control action plan. The topic also explains how engineering controls help to reduce noise levels, and when to use PPE.