Victorian Consolidated Regulations

8 Reg. 9.2.1: S.R. No. 127/2000 as amended by S.R. No. 96/2005. - SECT 3.2.7.

Determination of exposure to noise

3.2.7. Determination of exposure to noise



(1) An employer must ensure that a determination of an employee's exposure to
noise in the workplace is carried out in accordance with this regulation if
there is uncertainty (based on reasonable grounds) as to whether the noise
exposure standard is or may be exceeded.

Note Act compliance-section 21 (see regulation 1.1.7).

(2) In considering whether a noise exposure standard is or may be exceeded, an
employer must not take into account the effect of any hearing protectors the
employee may be using.

(3) A determination under subregulation (1)-

   (a)  must take into account-

   (i)  the level of noise to which the employee is exposed; and

   (ii) the duration of the exposure; and

   (iii) plant and other sources of noise at the workplace; and

   (iv) systems of work at the workplace; and

   (v)  any other relevant factors; and

   (b)  must not take into account the effect of any hearing protectors the
        employee may be using.

(4) If several employees are exposed to identical sources of noise at a
workplace and their exposure to noise is likely to be the same, the employer
may determine their exposure to noise by conducting a representative
determination in relation to one or more of those employees.