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Workplace tasks involving loud machinery and tools can damage the ears, leading to hearing loss or long-term tinnitus.
Protect your teams from hearing damage with our range of hearing protection PPE.
Commonly needed on construction sites and in warehouses, shop ear defenders, ear plugs, ear bands, and necessary accessories with SMI.
All of our hearing protection products meet UK safety standards for the ultimate hearing defense.
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FAQs
You can protect your team's hearing at work by keeping noise levels to a safe level.
If this isn’t possible, you’ll need to provide adequate PPE.
Start with a risk assessment. Assessing your site will uncover areas with unsafe noise levels and who is most likely to be exposed.
If the noise level is 85 dB or above, you’ll need to provide hearing protection.
Hearing should be protected through noise muffling or noise-blocking PPE.
Hearing protection includes:
Hearing protection should form part of your full PPE kit.
This kit should also include:
Personal hearing protection should be used in workplaces where noise could reach unsafe levels.
Hearing protection is commonly required by:
- Construction workers
- Manufacturing floor staff
- Airport ground crew & pilots
- Lorry drivers & logistics workers
- Bar staff in entertainment venues
Hearing protection is required at a dB level of 85.
The PPE provided should be noise-cancelling enough to keep the dB level under 80 near the ear.
If the dB level is 85+, hearing protection with a high average of dB reduction (SNR) is required.
High SNR-rated hearing protection includes:
- Ear plugs: suitable for both loud and quiet environments
- Ear defenders: have an average dB reduction between 25 and 40
HSE guidelines come from the Noise Regulations 2005.
These regulations require employers to:
- Risk assess worksites with a noise level of 80 dB
- Provide hearing protection if the noise level is 85 dB
- Prevent exposure to unsafe noise levels of 87 dB and over