HEARING PROTECTION Many businesses could make
significant long-term savings in this respect if they carried out the process in-house. The Institute of Acoustics (IoA), the UK’s professional body for those working in acoustics and noise and vibration, offers a certificate course in workplace noise risk assessment which is specifically designed to bring candidates up to a competent standard, enabling them to carry out basic noise risk assessments and keep existing ones up to date. The course aims to provide a
recognised course of education and training to enable persons to carry out workplace noise assessments in a competent manner, as required by the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005. Since the course was first run in 1989, more than 2,200 people have gained the Certificate. Since the introduction of the new Regulations in 2005 and their extension to musicians in 2008, demand for competent noise exposure assessments
has increased and this course provides those attending with the latest information and training to meet the demands of the legislation. It is designed to provide a background of basic acoustics combined with `hands on’ practical experience of industrial noise measurements and associated assessment of workplace noise exposure. The Certificate is delivered
by Accredited Centres in the UK and Ireland. Attendance at the Centre is usually for four days, plus the examination day, which includes a practical test. Examinations are held at the Centres and most Centres run the course for the four days preceding the examination date. Further information regarding the course content and details of the training centres is available from the IoA website
www.ioa.org.uk or by phone 0300 999 9675.
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