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14 July 2023
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Communicating effectively is essential to carrying out tasks safely and efficiently, however this can be difficult to achieve in a high-noise workplace.
Given this, selecting equipment which allows wearers to talk to each other and hear their surroundings while receiving adequate hearing protection is essential
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31 March 2023
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CIRRUS RESEARCH has recently showcased its Optimus+ Sound Level Meters - a series of powerful tools designed to cater to a wide range of industries. The Optimus+ range includes three models, each with unique capabilities and features, enabling users to measure and monitor noise effectively.
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01 December 2022
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AT CIRRUS RESEARCH, we’re known for pioneering innovative solutions that have made monitoring and measuring noise and vibration easier and more accessible than ever before.
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30 January 2023
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Whether acquiring new machinery or maintaining existing equipment, employers are required to ensure that noise emissions are minimised to avoid putting workers at risk, says Darren Hugheston-Roberts
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26 September 2022
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CIRRUS RESEARCH is known for pioneering innovative solutions that have made monitoring and measuring noise and vibration easier and more accessible than ever before. Now, to make sure our customers get even more value out of their noise measurement equipment, we're offering a range of training courses online through our dedicated Noise Academy website.
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08 July 2022
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CASELLA HAS achieved Western European Legal Metrology Cooperation (WELMEC) approval on its dBadge2 noise dosimeter in Spain.
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01 August 2022
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HAVING ACCESS to meaningful information about noise exposure is key to encouraging behavioural change and improving the way safety managers engage with at-risk employees. This is the driving force behind Smart Alert, a new and intelligent system from Minuendo aimed at preventing noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in the workplace.
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29 March 2022
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The Noise at Work Regulations set out legal limits for noise and guidelines for employers to provide information, instructions, and staff training. Rob Dunn explains why employers should go above and beyond these to protect their employees and avoid costly NIHL claims.
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25 January 2022
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How do we protect millions of workers in the UK from prolonged exposure to excessive noise and prevent long term, irreversible hearing damage, asks Tim Turney?
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20 November 2020
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Wearing hearing protections is not always popular with staff, but do interactive noise warning signs offer an alternative? Laura Jenkins and Jaymee-Lee Tolliday look at the issues
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14 January 2020
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In this article Andy Pulley, team leader & product specialist with Atlas Copco Compressors examines the historic issues of noise emissions in factories related to air compressor operation and its effect on workers and productivity. He explains how today’s need for compliance with health and safety noise level regulations has influenced the development of innovative technology to produce a new generation of quiet compressors.
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14 November 2019
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With the Health and Safety Executive estimating that 170,000 people in the UK suffer deafness, tinnitus or other ear conditions as a result of exposure to excessive noise at work, Nigel Thompson, sales manager Gas Power Solutions at Finning UK & Ireland (Finning), highlights the importance of reducing generator noise.
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25 April 2018
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There has been a reduction in recent years in the number of reported cases of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) that result from noise at work, with a fall both in the number of new claims and in the number of affected workers. However, according to Pulsar Instruments, we’re now at the point where further reductions in NIHL will require much better and much earlier interventions – especially for high risk workers
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12 July 2017
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Noise control technologies are playing an increasingly important role in health and safety practices within manufacturing workplaces, as Lee Nicholson, managing director at Wakefield Acoustics, explains
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18 May 2017
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According to the HSE, there are 20,000+ noise-induced work-related diagnoses reported in the UK each year and, according to Dougie Collin, executive director, occupational hygiene, Iqarus, there are far too many examples of companies adopting a poor noise management strategy, which ultimately impacts their business performance and affects the wellbeing of their employees
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03 February 2017
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In the UK alone, some 17,000 people suffer deafness, ringing in the ears or other ear conditions caused by excessive noise at work. Most of these injuries could have been prevented had an effective noise exposure monitoring strategy been in place. Kjersti Rutlin, hearing conservation manager EMEA at Honeywell Industrial Safety, explains more
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28 November 2016
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Neal Hill, technical product manager at Casella discusses the role he believes technology should play in the future of workplace noise monitoring
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15 January 2016
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Noise monitoring is an important part of occupational safety in order to prevent hearing loss in workers, as Andrea Bowen, technical product manager at Casella, explains
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13 May 2015
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The challenges that the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 present to the industrial trade are substantial. Some 17,000 people in the UK suffer deafness, tinnitus or other hearing deficiencies caused by excessive noise at work. In the UK, it is estimated that over one million people are exposed to excessive noise levels in the workplace.
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14 January 2015
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A health and safety led philosophy is at the forefront of everything that is achieved and produced at Sheffield Forgemasters International (SFI). One product helping the company in its drive to further improve health and safety is a highly visible noise activated warning sign
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