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10/05/2024
Essential Site Skills Launches New Hearing Conservation Course
As the construction industry grapples with pervasive noise hazards, Essential Site Skills (ESS) is excited to announce the launch of its Hearing Conservation Course, designed to significantly enhance worker safety and mitigate the risk of hearing damage.
Urgency in Action: Addressing Occupational Noise
Catherine Storer, a Director at ESS underscores the critical need for this course: "With noise exposure being one of the most prevalent occupational hazards, especially in construction, it is imperative that your workforce is equipped with both the knowledge and tools necessary for effective hearing protection. This course is about maintaining crucial communication and ensuring heightened alertness to potential risks."
Course Insights: What You Will Learn
The new course, meticulously crafted by Richard Beardsley, an experienced Course Designer and Tutor, dives into the essentials of noise risk assessment, appropriate use of hearing protection devices, and strategies for noise control at work sites. Participants will gain a robust understanding of noise as a workplace hazard and learn practical measures to implement comprehensive hearing conservation programs tailored to the challenging conditions of construction environments.
Are You at Risk of Noise Exposure?
If you work in environments where noise levels are on par with a busy street or a crowded venue, need to shout to communicate with colleagues nearby, use loud machinery for prolonged periods, or experience temporary hearing loss after work, this course is designed for you.
Startling Statistics: Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Great Britain
Recent data underscores the severity of occupational hearing loss: between 2020/21 and 2022/23, around 11,000 workers in Great Britain reported work-related hearing issues, including 85 new cases of occupational deafness in 2022 alone. With 760 of the 765 cases over the past decade being men, the challenge remains stark.
Empowering Workers and Employers Alike
"Our course doesn't just educate—it empowers," asserts Storer. "Participants will emerge with the skills to foster a workplace culture where hearing protection is everyone's responsibility, significantly reducing the risks of noise-induced hearing loss."
essentialsiteskills.co.uk
Urgency in Action: Addressing Occupational Noise
Catherine Storer, a Director at ESS underscores the critical need for this course: "With noise exposure being one of the most prevalent occupational hazards, especially in construction, it is imperative that your workforce is equipped with both the knowledge and tools necessary for effective hearing protection. This course is about maintaining crucial communication and ensuring heightened alertness to potential risks."
Course Insights: What You Will Learn
The new course, meticulously crafted by Richard Beardsley, an experienced Course Designer and Tutor, dives into the essentials of noise risk assessment, appropriate use of hearing protection devices, and strategies for noise control at work sites. Participants will gain a robust understanding of noise as a workplace hazard and learn practical measures to implement comprehensive hearing conservation programs tailored to the challenging conditions of construction environments.
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Are You at Risk of Noise Exposure?
If you work in environments where noise levels are on par with a busy street or a crowded venue, need to shout to communicate with colleagues nearby, use loud machinery for prolonged periods, or experience temporary hearing loss after work, this course is designed for you.
Startling Statistics: Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Great Britain
Recent data underscores the severity of occupational hearing loss: between 2020/21 and 2022/23, around 11,000 workers in Great Britain reported work-related hearing issues, including 85 new cases of occupational deafness in 2022 alone. With 760 of the 765 cases over the past decade being men, the challenge remains stark.
Empowering Workers and Employers Alike
"Our course doesn't just educate—it empowers," asserts Storer. "Participants will emerge with the skills to foster a workplace culture where hearing protection is everyone's responsibility, significantly reducing the risks of noise-induced hearing loss."
essentialsiteskills.co.uk
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