direct ec european parliament council februari minimum health safeti requir exposur worker risk aris physic agent nois seventeenth individu direct mean articl direct eec european parliament council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss submit consult advisori committe safeti hygien health protect work regard opinion econom social committe consult committe region act accord procedur laid articl treati light joint text approv concili committe novemb treati council adopt mean direct minimum requir encourag improv work environ guarante level protect health safeti worker direct avoid impos administr financi legal constraint hold back creation develop small medium size undertak accord treati direct prevent member state maintain introduc stringent protect measur implement serv justifi regress relat situat prevail member state council direct eec protect worker risk relat exposur nois work made provis examin council propos commiss view reduc risk concern take account progress made scientif knowledg technolog commun commiss programm safeti hygien health work adopt measur promot safeti work view extend scope direct eec evalu threshold valu council resolut decemb safeti hygien health work note commun commiss action programm relat implement commun charter fundament social right worker introduct minimum health safeti requir exposur worker risk caus physic agent septemb european parliament adopt resolut action programm invit commiss draw specif direct risk caus nois vibrat physic agent workplac step european parliament council adopt june direct ec minimum health safeti requir exposur worker risk aris physic agent vibrat sixteenth individu direct mean articl direct eec step consid introduc measur protect worker risk aris nois ow effect health safeti worker damag hear measur intend ensur health safeti worker individu basi creat minimum basi protect commun worker order avoid distort competit current scientif knowledg effect exposur nois health safeti suffici enabl precis exposur level cover risk health safeti effect nois auditori natur set system protect nois limit definit free excess detail object attain principl observ fundament valu order enabl member state appli minimum requir equival manner level exposur nois effect reduc incorpor prevent measur design work station place work select work equip procedur method give prioriti reduc risk sourc provis relat work equip method contribut protect worker involv accord gener principl prevent laid articl council direct eec june introduct measur encourag improv safeti health worker work collect protect measur prioriti individu protect measur code nois level board ship intern maritim organis resolut guidanc achiev reduct nois sourc board ship member state entitl provid transit period regard personnel board seago vessel order correctli assess exposur worker nois appli object measur method refer gener recognis standard iso made assess object measur valu decis initi action envisag lower upper exposur action valu exposur limit valu need avoid irrevers damag worker hear nois reach ear exposur limit valu characterist music entertain sector requir practic guidanc effect applic provis laid direct member state entitl make transit period develop code conduct provid practic guidelin worker employ sector attain level protect establish direct employ make adjust light technic progress scientif knowledg risk relat exposur nois view improv health safeti protect worker direct individu direct mean articl direct eec direct appli exposur worker nois prejudic stringent specif provis contain direct direct constitut practic step creat social dimens intern market measur implement direct adopt accord council decis ec june lai procedur exercis implement power confer commiss adopt direct section gener provis articl aim scope direct individu direct mean articl direct eec lai minimum requir protect worker risk health safeti aris aris exposur nois risk hear requir direct appli activ worker expos risk nois result work direct eec appli fulli area refer paragraph prejudic stringent specif provis contain direct articl definit purpos direct physic paramet risk predictor defin peak sound pressur ppeak maximum quot quot frequenc weight instantan nois pressur daili nois exposur level lex db μpa time weight averag nois exposur level nomin hour work dai defin intern standard iso point cover nois present work includ impuls nois weekli nois exposur level lex time weight averag daili nois exposur level nomin week hour work dai defin intern standard iso point note articl exposur limit valu exposur action valu purpos direct exposur limit valu exposur action valu respect daili nois exposur level peak sound pressur fix exposur limit valu lex db ppeak pa upper exposur action valu lex db ppeak pa lower exposur action valu lex db ppeak pa appli exposur limit valu determin worker effect exposur account attenu provid individu hear protector worn worker exposur action valu account effect protector duli justifi circumst activ daili nois exposur vari markedli work dai member state purpos appli exposur limit valu exposur action valu weekli nois exposur level place daili nois exposur level assess level nois worker expos condit weekli nois exposur level shown adequ monitor exce exposur limit db measur order reduc risk activ minimum section ii oblig employ articl determin assess risk carri oblig laid articl direct eec employ assess measur level nois worker expos method apparatu adapt prevail condit light characterist nois measur length exposur ambient factor characterist measur apparatu method apparatu make determin paramet defin articl decid case valu fix articl exceed method includ sampl repres person exposur worker assess measur refer paragraph plan carri compet servic suitabl interv take account provis articl direct eec compet servic person data obtain assess measur level exposur nois preserv suitabl form permit consult stage appli articl assess measur result account measur inaccuraci determin accord metrolog practic pursuant articl direct eec employ give attent carri risk assess level type durat exposur includ exposur impuls nois exposur limit valu exposur action valu laid articl direct effect health safeti worker belong sensit risk group technic achiev effect worker health safeti result interact nois work relat ototox substanc nois vibrat indirect effect worker health safeti result interact nois warn signal sound observ order reduc risk accid inform nois emiss provid manufactur work equip accord relev commun direct exist altern work equip design reduc nois emiss extens exposur nois normal work hour employ respons inform obtain health surveil includ publish inform avail hear protector adequ attenu characterist employ possess assess risk accord articl direct eec identifi measur accord articl direct risk assess record suitabl medium nation law practic risk assess date regular basi signific render date result health surveil show articl provis aim avoid reduc exposur take account technic progress avail measur control risk sourc risk aris exposur nois elimin sourc reduc minimum reduct risk base gener principl prevent set articl direct eec account work method requir exposur nois choic work equip take account work emit nois includ possibl make worker work equip subject commun provis aim effect limit exposur nois design layout workplac work station adequ inform train instruct worker work equip correctli order reduc exposur nois minimum nois reduct technic mean reduc airborn nois shield enclosur sound absorb cover ii reduc structur born nois damp isol mainten programm work equip workplac workplac system organis work reduc nois limit durat intens exposur ii work schedul adequ rest period basi risk assess refer articl upper exposur action valu exceed employ establish implement programm technic organis measur intend reduc exposur nois take account measur refer paragraph basi risk assess refer articl workplac worker expos nois exceed upper exposur action valu mark sign area question delimit access restrict technic feasibl risk exposur justifi ow natur activ worker benefit rest facil respons employ nois facil reduc level compat purpos condit pursuant articl direct eec employ adapt measur refer articl requir worker belong sensit risk group articl person protect risk aris exposur nois prevent mean properli fit individu hear protector made worker accord provis council direct eec novemb minimum health safeti requir worker person protect equip workplac individu direct mean articl direct eec articl direct eec condit set nois exposur exce lower exposur action valu employ make individu hear protector worker nois exposur match exce upper exposur action valu individu hear protector individu hear protector select elimin risk hear reduc risk minimum employ make effort ensur wear hear protector respons check effect measur complianc articl articl limit exposur circumst exposur worker determin accord articl exce exposur limit valu measur implement direct exposur exposur limit valu detect employ action reduc exposur exposur limit valu identifi reason overexposur occur amend protect prevent measur order avoid recurr articl worker inform train prejudic articl direct eec employ ensur worker expos nois work lower exposur action valu repres receiv inform train relat risk result exposur nois natur risk measur implement direct order elimin reduc minimum risk nois includ circumst measur appli exposur limit valu exposur action valu laid articl direct result assess measur nois carri accord articl direct explan signific potenti risk correct hear protector detect report sign hear damag circumst worker entitl health surveil purpos health surveil accord articl direct safe work practic minimis exposur nois articl consult particip worker consult particip worker repres place accord articl direct eec matter cover direct assess risk identif measur refer articl action aim elimin reduc risk aris exposur nois refer articl choic individu hear protector refer articl section iii miscellan provis articl health surveil prejudic articl direct eec member state adopt provis ensur health surveil worker result assess measur provid articl direct risk health provis includ requir health record avail introduc accord nation law practic worker exposur exce upper exposur action valu hear check doctor suitabl qualifi person respons doctor accord nation law practic prevent audiometr test worker exposur exce lower exposur action valu assess measur provid articl risk health object check provid earli diagnosi loss hear due nois preserv hear function member state establish arrang ensur worker undergo surveil accord paragraph individu health record made date health record summari result health surveil carri suitabl form permit consult date take account confidenti copi record suppli compet author request individu worker request access health record relat person result surveil hear function worker found identifi hear damag doctor specialist doctor consid assess damag result exposur nois work case worker inform doctor suitabl qualifi person result relat person employ review risk assess carri pursuant articl ii review measur provid elimin reduc risk pursuant articl iii account advic occup healthcar profession suitabl qualifi person compet author implement measur requir elimin reduc risk accord articl includ possibl assign worker altern work risk exposur iv arrang systemat health surveil provid review health statu worker similarli expos articl derog except situat natur work full proper individu hear protector greater risk health safeti protector member state grant derog provis articl derog refer paragraph grant member state consult side industri medic author respons accord nation law practic derog accompani condit guarante take account special circumst result risk reduc minimum worker concern subject increas health surveil derog review year withdrawn justifi circumst longer obtain year member state forward commiss list derog refer paragraph indic exact reason circumst made decid grant derog articl technic amend amend strictli technic natur adopt accord regulatori procedur laid articl line adopt direct field technic harmonis standardis regard design build manufactur construct work equip workplac technic progress harmonis european standard specif find nois articl committe commiss assist committe refer articl direct eec refer made paragraph articl council decis ec appli regard provis articl thereof period laid articl decis ec set month committe adopt rule procedur articl code conduct context applic direct member state draw consult social partner accord nation law practic code conduct provid practic guidelin worker employ music entertain sector meet legal oblig laid direct articl repeal direct eec repeal effect date set subparagraph articl section iv final provis articl report year member state provid report commiss practic implement direct indic point view side industri descript practic prevent nois harm effect health form work organis action member state impart knowledg practic basi report commiss carri assess implement direct includ implement light research scientif inform inter alia take account implic direct music entertain sector commiss inform european parliament council european econom social committe advisori committe safeti hygien health protect work thereof propos amend articl transposit member state bring forc law regul administr provis compli direct februari forthwith inform commiss thereof member state adopt measur refer direct accompani refer occas offici public method make refer laid member state order account condit member state addit period year februari total year implement provis articl regard personnel board seago vessel order draw code conduct provid practic guidelin implement provis direct member state entitl make maximum transit period year februari total year entri forc direct compli direct regard music entertain sector condit period level protect 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