The Costs and Benefits of the Noise at Work Regulations 1989
As part of a review of the Noise at Work Regulations (1989) IES was commissioned to assess the costs and benefits to employers directly and indirectly arising from the regulations. The assessment was based on a postal survey of an achieved a sample of 1,889 organisations with five or more employees, supplemented by a literature review, follow-up telephone and face to face interviews with 51 respondents and more detailed case studies.
The Noise at Work Regulations (1989) placed a series of duties on British employers to take action to reduce the risk of employeesfrom loud noise in the workplace.
As part of a review of these Regulations IES was commissioned to assess the costs and benefits to employers directly and indirectly arising from the regulations.
The assessment was based on a postal survey, of an achieved a sample of 1,889 organisations with five or more employees, and supplemented by a literature review, follow-up telephone and face to face interviews with 51 respondents and more detailed case studies in a further 11 sites.