Castle sell sound level meters google them. You can also get much more
reasonably priced from Maplin but - they are cheap and chearful - would
probably be fine for identifying that the room is quiet enough for
audiometry but not for undertaking noise risk assessments.
I am sure that someone will recommend the App which you can get for an
i-phone and other mobile phones. Although my gut feeling is that it would be
sufficiently accurate for audio purposes not sure if it would be acceptable
to an organisation such as the HSE. Any HSE inspectors on the list?? The
microphone on a mobile phone is designed to pick up speech and not sounds
outside the frequency of human speech.
I will ask one of my friends who used to be an HSE inspector what their
stance would be likely to be - if I can get a response from her I will post.
Anne
On 01/02/2013 16:52, "Tracy Turner" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I undertake hearing assessments in a quiet room as we do not have a hearing
> booth. Those whose results are not within normal limits are re tested and if
> the results are the same are then referred to their GP.
>
> I have been advised that it is now a requirement to test the noise levels in
> the quiet room. Please can you advise if you do this and if so where would I
> get the equipment from.
>
> Also is it a legal requirement if it is being undertaken
>
> Thanks as always
> Tracy
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