What does the law say? What are the obligations for professionals and companies?
\nWe explain everything in this article and in the video version we’ve prepared for you. <\/p>\n
More than a work-related issue, noise at work is a public health problem that affects a large part of the population.
\nDid you know that in Europe more than 1\/3 of workers are exposed to potentially dangerous noise levels for at least 1\/4 of their working time?
\nThis is a problem with physical, physiological and psychological consequences. <\/p>\n
It’s worth noting that exposure to high levels of noise comes from sectors as varied as construction or industry. As hearing loss occurs over the long term, unfortunately most workers don’t realize they are going deaf until their hearing has already been permanently damaged. Decree-Law no. 182\/2006<\/a>, of September 6, establishes the minimum health and safety requirements for the exposure of workers to risks due to physical agents (noise). – What does the legislation say about noise in the workplace?<\/p>\n – Who assesses noise in the workplace?<\/p>\n – What are companies’ obligations when it comes to noise in the workplace?<\/p>\n Watch HERE the video we’ve prepared for you on Noise at Work.<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Exposure to noise at work can be controlled – often with minor adjustments to workstations and at minimal cost. The aim of industrial noise control is to eliminate or reduce noise at its source whenever possible. Decree-Law no. 182\/2006, of September 6, establishes the minimum health and safety requirements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2927,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sepri.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sepri.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sepri.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sepri.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sepri.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sepri.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sepri.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sepri.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sepri.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sepri.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nShort-term exposure to excessive noise can cause temporary hearing loss, lasting between a few seconds and a few days.
\nProlonged exposure can cause permanent hearing loss.
\nBut one of the most serious consequences of noise at work, apart from hearing loss, is the accidents at work<\/a> which can be more frequent due to: hearing difficulties, lack of concentration and stress.<\/p>\n
\nNoise exposure at work can be controlled – often with minor adjustments to workstations and at minimal cost.
\nThe aim of industrial noise control is to eliminate or reduce noise at its source wherever possible. <\/p>\n
\nWe spoke to our laboratory technician, S\u00f3nia Castro, about the importance of noise assessment in the workplace. <\/p>\n