57Managing risk of hearing loss from noise

57 Managing risk of hearing loss from noise

57 Managing risk of hearing loss from noise

(1) A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must manage, in accordance with Part 3.1, risks to health and safety relating to hearing loss associated with noise.

Note—

WHS Act, section 19—see this regulation, section 9.

(2) A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must ensure that the noise a worker is exposed to at the workplace does not exceed the exposure standard for noise.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—73 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—364 penalty units.