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Do I need a workplace noise risk assessment?
Which work exposes employees to noise?
Select the tasks and processes, including intermittent or impact noise. The risk depends on level, duration and worker exposure.
Choose an industry and at least one equipment or work type.
More help with Workplace noise
Use these when you need more detail before appointing someone. This questionnaire is decision support, not a professional assessment or a legal determination.
Guides, technical explanations and references
- Do I need a workplace noise risk assessment?
- What does a workplace noise assessment cost?
- Who can carry out a workplace noise assessment?
- Noise survey vs workplace noise risk assessment
Duty and technical sources
Under the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, employers must assess risks when employees are likely to be exposed at or above the lower exposure action value: 80 dB(A) daily or weekly exposure, or 135 dB(C) peak sound pressure. This is a Great Britain guide.
- HSE employer duties — Action values and employer requirements
- HSE assessing noise risks — Exposure estimates, records, controls and competence
- Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 — Legal text for risk assessment and exposure controls
Published price evidence
- NOVA Acoustics — Publishes £800 to £900 plus VAT for smaller straightforward workplace assessments.
- The Safety Effect — Publishes £595 to £1,975 as the range of work undertaken in 2025.
- LESH Safety — Publishes £850 to £1,500 for smaller straightforward assessments and higher prices for complex sites.
A sound reading is only one part of the assessment
Noise risk depends on what each worker hears and for how long. A useful assessment connects tasks and shifts to exposure, controls and action.
Check against HSE noise risk guidance- 01Task mapProcesses, equipment, people and shift patterns
- 02Sound evidenceExisting data or representative measurements when needed
- 03ExposurePersonal daily or weekly exposure and relevant peaks
- 04CompareAction and limit values, with uncertainty visible
- 05Control planReduce noise, protect workers and review after change
- Tasks and worker groups
- Measurements and exposure method
- Action-value comparison
- Prioritised controls and review