NOISE ASSESSMENTS FOR ALL WORKPLACES
Industrial noise surveys or employee noise monitoring

Occupational acoustic testing for employee noise exposures

All UK covered ● Experienced noise assessor ● Daily average noise exposures
Assessment of hearing protection ● Wearable and hand-held noise monitoring
Institute of Acoustics certified ● NEBOSH Diploma ● 30 years of experience
Noise assessments to meet the
HSE’s Noise Regs.

“My boss is very impressed with the noise assessment report that we got from you. It is so easy to read and full of advice and information.”
Production Manager, Brighton, 2024

“Thank you again for our report, it’s great. Really understandable and easy to follow”
Compliance Manager, Northampton, 2025

What is an occupational noise assessment?

A noise assessment or noise survey is a measurement of the noise risks which employees are exposed to at work, it is a measurement looking at daily noise exposures and what needs to be done to control the risk.

As well as the noise levels, a noise assessment looks at hearing protection to make sure it is suitable for the noise risks present, identifies other possible noise reduction measures, looks at what signage is needed, and flags who needs other mandatory actions such as noise safety training and health surveillance (the regular hearing testing).

My noise assessments and the reports give clear plain-English advice on exactly what the noise risks are in the workplace and outline what employers need to do to manage the noise risk for employees. The noise assessment covers the noise measurements needed to keep the HSE happy and tells you exactly what ongoing measures are needed for Noise Regs compliance, in an easy to follow way.

What is a noise assessment - a quick guide to what a noise assessment contains for employers.

“Morning Adam, once again thank you for an excellent noise assessment report for our Bolton site.”
Production Manager for chain of packaging sites, September 2024

Workplace noise assessment specialist, any industry, anywhere in England, Scotland or Wales

I focus on just one thing, noise assessments, done well.

A noise meter and 12 wearable noise dosimeters, laid out on a table for calibration before a noise assessment

Group of noise meters ready for use

Onsite workplace noise assessments

Using high quality wearable and Type 1 hand-held noise meters and dosimeters, I can undertake noise assessments in workplaces with anything from two to 2000 employees, anywhere in the UK. With up to 15 noise meters in use, quite large areas can be covered quickly and effectively.

Employer’s noise survey report

My noise assessment reports are written to give clear advice for the employer with straight-forward ‘these are your noise exposure levels and this is what you need to do next’ advice. The additional technical detail is also then included for those who wish to dive deeper.


Extensive noise safety experience

Whether this is good or a bit tragic I am unsure, but I now have over three decades of experience in noise assessments for the Noise Regs, including 20 years as a specialist noise assessor undertaking noise assessments in a huge variety of workplaces, from Inverness to Cornwall.

Noise assessments for HSE Noise Regs.

My noise assessments cover what employers need for the HSE’s Noise Regs, so the noise exposure levels in the workplace, assessment of the hearing protection, advice on some noise reduction measures, and identifying any training or hearing testing (health surveillance) needs.

My noise assessments give clear, simple advice for employers on who has a noise risk, to what level of risk, and what the employer needs to do next for noise safety. Having sat on your side of the desk for many years I write my noise assessment reports in a non-jargon-laden way so employers get straight-forwards information rather than just handing over a massive table of rather baffling numbers and dense noise-nerd terminology.

I have done noise assessments from Scotland to Cornwall, Kent to Pembrokeshire, in engineering, joinery, food, packaging, armed forces, NHS, vehicle construction, ships out at sea and a lot more.

Whatever your industry, wherever you are in the UK, I can provide a high quality workplace noise assessment for you.

“Thank you for the noise assessment report, very informative and very well put together”
Engineering site’s Managing Director, Wolverhampton, on a noise assessment for them in 2024.

Why choose me for your noise assessment?

As the company name implies, I am a noise nerd through and through. IOA certified, NEBOSH Diploma, and over 30 years of experience in workplace noise assessments.

I have also done thousands of workplace hearing tests, meaning I also have a thorough overview of the health issues with excess noise.

Noise meter being held in the hand in a noise assessment. Noise meter in the foreground and factory behind.

Noise assessments have minimal impact on the day

Point me at the area you want the noise survey to cover and I will assess the dB(A) and peak dB(C) levels, using whichever type of noise meter best suits the jobs taking place.

Noise measurements are made for as long as is needed to get a good result. For jobs which are not running, sample measurements can be done.

Blue noise meter on a dark wooden table in a noise assessment, next to screwdriver, reading showing 72 decibels.

The employer’s noise assessment report

My noise assessment report gives a summary of the key findings for those who want a quick over-view, followed by specific details and recommendations for those who want to dive into it more deeply.

I go through hearing protection, identify who needs noise safety training and who may need the ongoing health surveillance as specified in the Noise Regs.

Someone working in a joinery workshop during a noise assessment

“I would just like to thank you for your time on site, and the professional manner in which the noise assessment was conducted. Your report also reflects this, I've found it very easy to read and from which to produce an action plan.” - MD of an engineering site, Newcastle

Noise assessments can even sometimes save you money

With a fair wind behind you and some luck, as well as keeping the HSE and your insurer happy, just occasionally a noise assessment can save a considerable chunk of money for clients. In the last few months I have had:

  • A noise assessment for a new client who was also planning on getting over 200 hearing tests done every year as it sounded noisy in their factory. The noise assessment showed the averages to be well below the 85 dB(A) limit so hearing tests were not needed, a saving of around £4,600 per year.

  • A client had walked around their factory with a phone app looking at the noise, decided it was high, and several years ago started getting all 380 staff covered with hearing testing at a cost of about £8,700 a year. They asked for a proper noise assessment and it confirmed that of the 380 staff, they actually only needed to get hearing tests done for 14 of them. So from £8,700 to about £500, each year.

  • A small client had done hearing for years as they thought it was noisy, but the noise assessment confirmed it was not needed so that ongoing cost could be dropped as there was no risk.

  • Another small company had been told by their insurer that they thought hearing tests should be done as ‘it sounds noisy’. My noise assessment showed it was nowhere near the limits and was not needed, again, not just a one-off cash saving but every year as well.

Noise assessment quote

More information on noise assessments

I have undertaken noise assessments in a huge variety of workplaces.

joinery workshops ● metal fabrication ● window and door manufacturing ● recycling sites ● nightclubs ● armed forces ● logistics ● vehicle repair ● grounds maintenance teams ● foundries ● steel industries ● space industries ● NHS ● printing presses ● food industry ● agriculture ● ship’s crews, both in port and at-sea ● vehicle manufacture ● brewing ● helicopter pilots ● at-sea enforcement agencies ● fire brigades ● clothing industry ● furniture manufacture ● packaging industries ● music schools ● golf clubs ● colleges teaching welding, joinery, etc. ● laboratories

I have done noise assessments in Dover and Inverness, Cornwall and Newcastle, King’s Lynn to Cardiff and Manchester. There can’t be an industrial area of the West Midlands left where I haven’t waved noise meters around with reckless abandon.

“Thank you for all the noise safety information provided in the noise assessment and arranging it for us. Would just like to say I really appreciate all the knowledge you have shared with me as the guidance alongside the results really helped. This is a pretty new process for our site due to the recent introduction of new machinery and I have found the noise side of it very interesting. I will be sure to highly recommend your company to our sister site in England”. - H&S Manager, Irvine, Scotland

Noise Assessment FAQ

Some of the common questions which come up for both noise assessments and managing noise. Also see the noise safety articles area for loads of advice on different aspects of noise assessment.

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