SMI Catalogue 2025/2026 - Flipbook - Page 248
HEARING
PROTECTION
Hearing problems caused by noise at work are far
too common. The Health & Safety Executive
estimates that 170,000 people in the UK suffer
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deafness, tinnitus or other ear conditions as a
result of exposure to excessive noise at work.
Once your hearing is gone, it will not come back
3 however, it is easily preventable simply by
removing or reducing the exposure to noise.
REGULATIONS FOR
HEARING PROTECTION
The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations
require hearing protection to be supplied when an
individual is exposed to noise that will damage hearing.
The Noise at Work Regulations 2005 sets two noise level
parameters:
80DBA
Hearing protection must be provided over this level
85DBA
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As employers, your general duties are to reduce
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compliance with all required national legislation
risks to lowest level reasonably practical of all
noise level, keep records and make available all
noise results and 8Buy Quiet9 policy to minimise
risks from all equipment and machinery.
SMI has developed a comprehensive product
suite to meet your Hearing Protection needs, in
and best practice guidelines.
Hearing protection must be worn within designated
hearing protection zones over this level
EN 352:2020
distinguishes between different types of hearing
protectors and each type must comply with the
respective requirements that have been drawn up. SMI
offers three types, all of which conform to the EN352:
EN352-1 3 for ear defenders
EN352-2 3 for earplugs and band protectors
EN352-3 3 for helmet mounted ear defenders
