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As a business owner, it is your duty to reduce any threats to your team’s health and safety. There are many Aussie industries where there is a heightened risk of injury: agriculture, construction, engineering, production – the list goes on!
One of the greatest threats to the health of thousands of Aussie workers is noise. When workers are exposed to sudden crashes or explosions, or are subjected to constant, droning noise, it can easily cause a range of problems including temporary or permanent hearing loss as well as tinnitus (constant ringing in the ears).
So, as a business owner, there are numerous things you can do to reduce the risk that this unfortunate hazard presents to your team. These include identifying hazardous sounds, identifying potential risks and, of course, enlisting an experienced and qualified noise testing team.
These are experts who will come to your workplace and conduct either an occupational sound level analysis or analyse the area surrounding a potential hazard.
With this in mind, there are numerous reasons why you should consider this imperative analysis to ensure that neither you or a member of your team experience a life-changing, permanent injury:
You work in a hazardous industry
As aforementioned, Australia is replete with industries that could expose workers to hazardous sound levels. From agriculture to construction, entertainment to textiles and beyond, there is no shortage of industries that can expose workers to hazardous sound levels.
As such, if you run a business in a high-risk industry, you have probably already considered the need for professional sound analysis. The last thing you want is to place you and your team at constant threat of a sound injury as they can cause permanent damage.
What’s more, if your team is exposed to consistent, hazardous sound and they experience damage because of it then your business might be liable to compensate them for their injury.
So, as a business owner in any of the above-listed industries, or one that you know experiences hazardous sound levels, the best thing you can do to keep your team safe from this hazard is to call in the experts to monitor sound levels.
You want the excessive sound remedied
Perhaps you are already well aware that your business is experiencing constant, hazardous sound. After all, workers should never be exposed to over 85 decibels for more than eight hours a week and it is very obvious when that is happening.
So, if you’ve already noticed that your business is experiencing hazardous sound levels, then you will want the situation remedied. The experts will not only come out and confirm that your business is experiencing hazardous sound levels but they will also provide a remediation plan that ensures your business is safe from this growing threat.
A remediation plan determines how, exactly, your business can minimise the risk that hazardous sound levels pose and what you can do to alleviate the problem.
Your team worried about sound levels
If your team is worried about excessive sound levels then they are probably right about it. Sound injuries can occur at any time and your team might be exposed to the threat of constant sound or a potential crash or explosion waiting to happen.
The experts will come out and determine whether the situation is a true risk to your team’s health and safety whilst ensuring a plan is determined if there is an actual risk that requires remediation.
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