HSE Hearing Protection demonstration

Maintaining your hearing protection and wearing it correctly with other Personal Protective Equipment makes a difference to the level of noise you are exposed to at work.

But, what can reduce the performance of your hearing protection?

Noise Level at the ear (approximately):
No Hearing Protection – 87dB(A)
Effective Hearing Protection – 70dB(A)
Hearing Protection with a stretched head band – 83dB(A)
Hearing Protection with damaged seals – 83dB(A)
Hearing Protection worn with safety glasses not designed to be used with hearing protection – 83dB(A)
Hearing Protection worn with safety goggles not designed to be used with hearing protection – 82dB(A)
Hearing Protection worn with a ‘face mask’ – 76dB(A)
Hearing Protection worn with a woolly hat – 82dB(A)

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