|
|
 |
 |
Terminological database |
|
|
Following the links provided within each record, it is possible to access the legal texts which regulate the concept under examination, the concept diagrams in which it appears, as well as other linguistically or conceptually correlated terminological records.
|
|
|
|
|
 |
Hearing protection zone |
Domain: Health and safety at work => Work places and equipment
|
| Grammatical category: | Noun phrase |
| Grammar notes: | Countable |
| Definition: | Any area of the workplace under the control of the employer where an employee is likely to be exposed to noise at or above an upper exposure action value. Employer's duties The employer shall ensure that (a) the area is designated a Hearing Protection Zone; (b) the area is demarcated and identified by means of the sign specified for the purpose of indicating that ear protection must be worn in paragraph 3.3 of Part II of Schedule 1 to the Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996; and (c) access to the area is restricted where this is practicable and the risk from exposure justifies it. The employer shall also ensure so far as is reasonably practicable that no employee enters that area unless that employee is wearing personal hearing protectors. |
| Definition source: | Reg. 7 of The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 |
| European legislation: | Directive 2003/10/EC |
| British legislation: | The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 |
| Contained in: | |
| Variants: | Ear protection zone |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
guest@3.16.82.208 |
Ricerca promossa e finanziata dall'ISPESL |
|
|
