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Contents<br />

Introduction 2<br />

<strong>Noise</strong> measurement 2<br />

<strong>The</strong> risks <strong>of</strong> noise 2<br />

<strong>Noise</strong> exposure levels 3<br />

Responsibility for noise management 5<br />

<strong>Noise</strong> risk assessment 5<br />

<strong>Noise</strong> control measures 7<br />

Hearing protection zones 10<br />

Provision <strong>of</strong> information <strong>and</strong> training 10<br />

<strong>Health</strong> surveillance 11<br />

Appendix 1: Step guide to noise risk assessment 12<br />

Appendix 2: Sources <strong>of</strong> further information <strong>and</strong> bibliography 14<br />

Published in February 2009 by the <strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> <strong>Authority</strong>, <strong>The</strong> Metropolitan Building, James Joyce Street, Dublin 1.<br />

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electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> <strong>Authority</strong>.

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