The Noise Chap (Adam)
@thenoisechap.bsky.social
Bothering people about noise at work for over 30 years now, it’s tragic really. Has far too many dogs (11), Honda NT1100 rider, F1 nut, and spends most of his time decomposing slowly towards the grave.
Done a noise assessment at work and now delving into the murky depths of hearing protection? Some free guidance and information on how to select the best hearing protection for workplaces: www.thenoisechap.com/hearing-prot...
How to choose the right hearing protection
A guide on how to choose suitable hearing protection at work for your noise risk, including how to calculate it and the noise level to aim for under the hearing protection.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Done a noise assessment at work and now delving into the murky depths of hearing protection? Some free guidance and information on how to select the best hearing protection for workplaces: www.thenoisechap.com/hearing-prot...
Had a noise assessment done at work and need to reduce noise levels? These are some examples of noise levels I have measured where work has been done to get the noise down at little: www.thenoisechap.com/reducing-noi...
Ways to reduce noise exposure levels
Some of the practical measures I have seen during noise assessments which were in place to control employee noise levels, including physical and organisational measures,
www.thenoisechap.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Had a noise assessment done at work and need to reduce noise levels? These are some examples of noise levels I have measured where work has been done to get the noise down at little: www.thenoisechap.com/reducing-noi...
A common issue in a noise assessment is people using non-safety noise cancelling music headphones or ear buds in a high noise area. Even though they are noise-cancelling this is still not allowed. www.thenoisechap.com/noise-safety...
Using noise cancelling headphones as hearing protection — The Noise Chap - Workplace noise assessments
Can noise cancelling headphones be used in a high noise risk environment as hearing protection?
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November 3, 2025 at 9:05 AM
A common issue in a noise assessment is people using non-safety noise cancelling music headphones or ear buds in a high noise area. Even though they are noise-cancelling this is still not allowed. www.thenoisechap.com/noise-safety...
Free noise risk assessment template and an example completed noise risk assessment: www.thenoisechap.com/noise-risk-a...
Free noise risk assessment template
A free template for a noise risk assessment, covering all elements of noise safety.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Free noise risk assessment template and an example completed noise risk assessment: www.thenoisechap.com/noise-risk-a...
Not all noise assessments cost the employer money. In two noise assessments this week the results confirmed an absence of risk so no need for things like hearing testing or hearing protection. A win for the employer and the staff. www.thenoisechap.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Not all noise assessments cost the employer money. In two noise assessments this week the results confirmed an absence of risk so no need for things like hearing testing or hearing protection. A win for the employer and the staff. www.thenoisechap.com
Thinking of doing your own noise assessment at work? These are some pointers: www.thenoisechap.com/noise-safety...
Doing a noise assessment in house — The Noise Chap - Noise assessment for all workplaces
Can anyone get a cheap noise meter from Amazon, or use a noise meter app on a phone, and do a noise assessment at work?
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October 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Thinking of doing your own noise assessment at work? These are some pointers: www.thenoisechap.com/noise-safety...
Thinking of doing a noise assessment in-house? It is perfectly possible but have a look through the minimum requirements first: www.thenoisechap.com/noise-safety...
Doing a noise assessment in house — The Noise Chap - Noise assessment for all workplaces
Can anyone get a cheap noise meter from Amazon, or use a noise meter app on a phone, and do a noise assessment at work?
www.thenoisechap.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Thinking of doing a noise assessment in-house? It is perfectly possible but have a look through the minimum requirements first: www.thenoisechap.com/noise-safety...
Got a noise risk at work and looking at ways to reduce the noise levels? These are some real-world noise reduction measures I've come across in noise assessments: www.thenoisechap.com/reducing-noi...
Ways to reduce noise exposure levels
Some of the practical measures I have seen during noise assessments which were in place to control employee noise levels, including physical and organisational measures,
www.thenoisechap.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Got a noise risk at work and looking at ways to reduce the noise levels? These are some real-world noise reduction measures I've come across in noise assessments: www.thenoisechap.com/reducing-noi...
A common outcome of a noise assessment is a need for hearing protection, but at £3 or £30 for seemingly the same protection, does spending more money get better protection? www.thenoisechap.com/noise-safety...
Does more expensive hearing protection mean better protection? — The Noise Chap - Noise assessment for all workplaces
Is the price of hearing protection lined to whether it is better or worse for use at work? This compares cheaper and more expensive ear muffs.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A common outcome of a noise assessment is a need for hearing protection, but at £3 or £30 for seemingly the same protection, does spending more money get better protection? www.thenoisechap.com/noise-safety...
Top quality noise assessments anywhere in the UK - what are your safe noise levels at work, hearing protection needs, who needs hearing testing, ways to reduce noise levels. All from a proper noise-nerd. www.thenoisechap.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Top quality noise assessments anywhere in the UK - what are your safe noise levels at work, hearing protection needs, who needs hearing testing, ways to reduce noise levels. All from a proper noise-nerd. www.thenoisechap.com
When doing noise assessments at work it's quite common to see light up noise-sensing signs in use, but are they any use for noise safety? www.thenoisechap.com/noise-safety...
Are noise sensing illuminated signs any good? — The Noise Chap - Noise assessment for all workplaces
Are signs which measure noise levels and light up when it gets loud any use in a workplace?
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October 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
When doing noise assessments at work it's quite common to see light up noise-sensing signs in use, but are they any use for noise safety? www.thenoisechap.com/noise-safety...
In a noise assessment, hearing protection is a common outcome for most workplaces, but does the price you pay for it correlate to 'better' protection? www.thenoisechap.com/noise-safety...
October 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
In a noise assessment, hearing protection is a common outcome for most workplaces, but does the price you pay for it correlate to 'better' protection? www.thenoisechap.com/noise-safety...
Got a noise risk at work? I can help with a clear plain-English workplace noise assessment, anywhere in the UK. Straight-forward no-fuss noise surveys. www.thenoisechap.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Got a noise risk at work? I can help with a clear plain-English workplace noise assessment, anywhere in the UK. Straight-forward no-fuss noise surveys. www.thenoisechap.com
Proper top-drawer noise assessments for all workplaces across the UK. If you have a noise risk I can point a noise meter at it and give sensible recommendations for noise controls. www.thenoisechap.com
September 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Proper top-drawer noise assessments for all workplaces across the UK. If you have a noise risk I can point a noise meter at it and give sensible recommendations for noise controls. www.thenoisechap.com
Do you need to do noise safety training for staff following a noise assessment but not sure where to start? There is a free video here which may help: www.thenoisechap.com/noise-safety...
A free video covering the essentials of noise safety training for employees.
A noise safety training video which can be used by any company looking at noise training for employees. Also available for embedding into presentations, etc.
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September 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Do you need to do noise safety training for staff following a noise assessment but not sure where to start? There is a free video here which may help: www.thenoisechap.com/noise-safety...
Do you need to create a noise risk assessment at work? A free noise risk assessment template is available here as I am thoroughly nice like that. www.thenoisechap.com/noise-risk-a...
Free noise risk assessment template
A free template for a noise risk assessment, covering all elements of noise safety.
www.thenoisechap.com
September 1, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Do you need to create a noise risk assessment at work? A free noise risk assessment template is available here as I am thoroughly nice like that. www.thenoisechap.com/noise-risk-a...
Part of a noise assessment is working out daily exposures, combining several noise sources into one overall average. This free Noise Exposure Calculator lets you do that www.thenoisechap.com/noise-exposu...
Noise exposure calculator - free online daily noise dose calculations
Calculator for use in noise assessments - gives daily noise exposures from single or multiple noise sources and durations. Use in noise surveys to work out a total noise dose from combined noise expos...
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August 29, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Part of a noise assessment is working out daily exposures, combining several noise sources into one overall average. This free Noise Exposure Calculator lets you do that www.thenoisechap.com/noise-exposu...
Done a noise assessment and looking for ways to reduce noise levels at work? These are some of the factory noise reduction measures I've seen in place recently: www.thenoisechap.com/reducing-noi...
Ways to reduce noise exposure levels
Some of the practical measures I have seen during noise assessments which were in place to control employee noise levels, including physical and organisational measures,
www.thenoisechap.com
August 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Done a noise assessment and looking for ways to reduce noise levels at work? These are some of the factory noise reduction measures I've seen in place recently: www.thenoisechap.com/reducing-noi...
When doing a noise assessment stereos can often pose a particular problem. It is natural to want them, but sometimes the noise is so loud it means hearing protection is needed. A guide to stereos in factories: www.thenoisechap.com/noise-safety...
Stereos in noisy workplaces — The Noise Chap - Noise assessment for all workplaces
Can stereos be allowed in a noisy workplace and if so, how loud should a stereo be in a factory?
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August 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
When doing a noise assessment stereos can often pose a particular problem. It is natural to want them, but sometimes the noise is so loud it means hearing protection is needed. A guide to stereos in factories: www.thenoisechap.com/noise-safety...
Ever wondered what hearing loss caused by noise damage sounds like? Wonder no more - demonstration of noise induced hearing loss from excess noise. www.thenoisechap.com/noise-safety...
A demonstration of what hearing loss due to excess noise sounds like. — The Noise Chap - Noise assessment for all workplaces
A demonstration of how noise induced hearing loss impacts on hearing, using filters on a piece of music to show how it sounds.
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August 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Ever wondered what hearing loss caused by noise damage sounds like? Wonder no more - demonstration of noise induced hearing loss from excess noise. www.thenoisechap.com/noise-safety...
How useful is manufacturer's information on expected noise levels for their tools? Is it any help in a noise assessment? www.thenoisechap.com/noise-safety...
How reliable is manufacturer's noise data — The Noise Chap - Noise assessment for all workplaces
Manufacturers have to provide information on the expected noise levels for their product, but how useful is that in a noise assessment?
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August 7, 2025 at 9:16 AM
How useful is manufacturer's information on expected noise levels for their tools? Is it any help in a noise assessment? www.thenoisechap.com/noise-safety...
Noise assessments at work are to protect the hearing of staff working in high noise, but what does the impact of noise on hearing sound like? This demonstration of deafness through noise exposure can help: thenoisechap.com/noise-safety...
August 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Noise assessments at work are to protect the hearing of staff working in high noise, but what does the impact of noise on hearing sound like? This demonstration of deafness through noise exposure can help: thenoisechap.com/noise-safety...
The point of a noise assessment is to stop people suffering hearing loss from too much noise. This page has a demonstration of what that hearing loss due to noise sounds like. www.thenoisechap.com/noise-safety...
July 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The point of a noise assessment is to stop people suffering hearing loss from too much noise. This page has a demonstration of what that hearing loss due to noise sounds like. www.thenoisechap.com/noise-safety...
Looking for a free noise risk assessment template? Well your search is over and my free template has been refreshed and updated. www.thenoisechap.com/noise-risk-a...
Free noise risk assessment template
A free template for a noise risk assessment, covering all elements of noise safety.
www.thenoisechap.com
July 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Looking for a free noise risk assessment template? Well your search is over and my free template has been refreshed and updated. www.thenoisechap.com/noise-risk-a...
Free template for noise risk assessment at work as I am thoroughly nice like that: www.thenoisechap.com/noise-risk-a...
Free noise risk assessment template
A free template for a noise risk assessment, covering all elements of noise safety.
www.thenoisechap.com
July 21, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Free template for noise risk assessment at work as I am thoroughly nice like that: www.thenoisechap.com/noise-risk-a...