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#1 Posted : 18 September 2007 15:42:00(UTC)
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Posted By Schui
Hi All

Where you have a plant and it is mandatory to wear hearing protection does that mean that anyone who enter's the plant has to wear some sort of protection no matter what the duration of their stay is (the noise level is above 85db all day)

for example if an office worker has to enter the plant for approx 5 minutes does he/she have to wear them every time they enter

Thanks in advance for your help or advise
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#2 Posted : 18 September 2007 16:32:00(UTC)
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Posted By Seamus O Sullivan
As I understand it , the answer is yes, the employee does not have an option not to wear the hearing protection when the noise level exceeds 85 db(a)

Seamus
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#3 Posted : 18 September 2007 16:33:00(UTC)
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Posted By Seamus O Sullivan
I forgot to mention that the blue signs must also be put up,
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#4 Posted : 18 September 2007 16:33:00(UTC)
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Posted By Melanie Fellows
Yes, everyone should wear hearing protection every time they enter a hearing protection zone, no matter how short their intended stay.

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