PCFC-Entity (Business Unit) Name: Trakhees-Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation
Department Name: Civil Engineering Department (CED)
Section Name: Permits Section (Facilities)
Document Reference Number: PCFC-TRK-CED-PS-REG-30
Revision Number: 01
Revision Date: November 2019
Classification: Public
30.1 Noise Exposure- The maximum continuous exposure level is 85 dB (A) for 40-hour working week. For levels above 85 dB (A) the allowable exposure duration is reduced.
30.2 In every workplace, suitable measures shall be taken by the occupier to ensure that no worker is exposed to continuous sound levels exceeding the maximum exposure level given in the following table:
| Sound level in dB(A) | Maximum No. of hours of exposure per employee per work day hours |
|
Up to 85 92 95 97 100 102 105 110 115 more than 115 |
8 6 4 3 2 1.5 0.5 0.25 0 |
30.3 The following duties are laid on employers:
30.3.1 To make (and update where necessary) a formal noise assessment, where employees are likely to be exposed to:
30.3.1.1 First action level or above 85 dB(A)
30.3.1.2 Peak action level
30.3.2 To provide, at the request of an employee, suitable and ...