Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)RegulationsNoise Exposure Regulations, 20248. Noise exposure monitoring |
| (1) | The employer or self-employed person must ensure that a noise exposure monitoring programme is implemented where the noise exposure risk assessment or a review of such assessment indicates that any employee may be exposed to noise at or above either the noise-rating limit or the noise action level where there is concomitant exposure to ototoxic chemical agents and/or whole-body vibration. |
| (2) | The noise exposure monitoring programme contemplated in subregulation (1) must be— |
| (a) | carried out in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations; |
| (b) | carried out by an approved noise inspection authority; |
| (c) | representative of an employee's exposure to noise, in accordance with subregulation (3); and |
| (d) | carried out at least every 24-months: Provided that an inspector may direct an employer, in writing, to re-conduct the exposure monitoring or part thereof. |
| (3) | In order to comply with subregulation (2)(c), an employer must ensure that— |
| (a) | area noise exposure monitoring is conducted as contemplated in SANS 10083— |
| (i) | where a number of employees work in an area of approximately equal noise level; and |
| (ii) | where an employee is working at an approximately fixed location relative to the noise source; |
| (b) | personal dosimetry monitoring is conducted as contemplated in SANS 10083 for employees who do not have a fixed workplace; and |
| (c) | peak noise levels are monitored where the noise exposure risk assessment determines that employees may be exposed to impulse noise. |
| (4) | The employer or self-employed person must, in terms of the noise exposure monitoring report— |
| (a) | consider the recommendations identified by approved noise inspection authority in the noise exposure monitoring report; and |
| (b) | develop a documented action plan for the implementation of the recommended interventions. |