Links

This page provides links to websites relating to noise. HSE is not responsible for and cannot guarantee the accuracy of information on sites that it does not manage and a hyperlink does not mean HSE endorses the linked site.

• Noise Net - noise and acoustic issues
• Summary of the current Noise at Work Regulations
• Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health (University of Manchester) For an explanation of how the ear works, how noise is measured, and noise induced hearing loss
• HELA website (for Local Authority and HSE inspectors)
• Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR) - Noise emission standards for outdoor machinery
• Institute of Acoustics
• Association of Noise Consultants
• Faculty of Occupational Medicine - Search for 'noise'
• TUC: Hazards Body Mapping. Includes body mapping materials to help identify problems at an early stage
• Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID)
• The British Tinnitus Association
• Department of Health (DOH) Noise Pollution Unit
• Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) - Noise and Nuisance Policy Division For environmental and neighbourhood noise issues
• Environment Agency
• Dept for Transport (DfT) Policy controlling noise emissions from aviation, vehicles and railways
• Musicians hearing services - Noise regulations
• European Agency for Safety and Health at Work - Noise at work
• South Eastern Discotheque Association

Australia

• Queensland Dept of Industrial Relations

Canada

• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety

Denmark

• National Institute of Occupational Health

Germany

• Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

(mostly in German - type 'l'rm' or 'noise' in search facility)

Finland

• Finnish Institute of Occupational Health

(type 'noise' in search facility)

France

• National Research & Safety Institute for the Prevention of Occupational Accidents & Diseases

(mostly in French - type 'bruit' or 'noise' in search facility)

Ireland

• Health & Safety Authority

New Zealand

• Occupational Safety and Health Service

(go to 'Noise' in Subject Index)

Singapore

• Ministry of Manpower, Occupational Safety & Health Division

United States

• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• Environmental Health and Safety online noise safety library