1.

 Identification of excessive noise

Sections 3:
1. The employer shall identify whether his employee may be exposed to
excessive noise in the place of work;

2. The employer shall re-identify whether his employee may be exposed to

excessive noise:

 if there is a change in the machinery, equipment, process, work,

control measures or operation at the place of work;

 not more than one year after the date of the previous identification;
or

 if directed to do so by the Director General.

2. Noise risk assessment

Sections 4:
1. Upon the identification, employer shall appoint a noise risk assessor to
carry out noise risk assessment by competent person registered with Director
General.

2. Upon receiving the report from the noise risk assessor, employer shall
notify the employee who is exposed to excessive noise on the findings and
recommendations within 14   days after receiving the report.

3. The employer shall carry out recommendations by the noise risk assessor
within 30 days after receiving report.

4. The employer shall review the noise risk assessment

 not more than 5 years or

 if directed to do so by the Director General of DOSH.

 3.  Information, instruction, training and supervision
Sections 5:
1. Based on the noise risk assessment report, employer shall:

 provide adequate information relating to the effects of noise

exposure on the hearing of a person and the requirement to undergo an audio-
metric testing;

 give training and instruction on the proper usage of personal

hearing protector to such employees at least once a year.

 supervise the implementation of noise exposure control at the place

of work.

4.  Noise exposure limit

Sections 6:
1. Employer shall ensure that none of his employees is exposed to:

 the daily noise exposure level exceeding 85dB(A) or daily personal

noise dose exceeding hundred per cent;

 the maximum sound pressure level exceeding 115dB(A)

 the peak sound pressure level exceeding 140dB(C )

2. Based on the report, employer shall take measures to reduce the excessive
noise.

3. Employer shall make an assessment whether it is practicable to reduce

such excessive noise by way of engineering control or administrative control.

4. The employer shall make a report on the assessment and shall upon
request in writing from the Director General give a copy of the report within 30
days.
5. Employer to ensure the engineering control is maintained in an efficient
state and good working order.

5.  Personal hearing protector

Sections 7:
1. Where an employer provides a personal hearing protector to an employee,
employer needs to ensure that it:

 is suitable and efficient;

 is properly inspected, maintained and made available at all time;

 will attenuate the employee’s personal exposure below the limit;

 is approved by the Director General.

6.  Hearing protection zone

 Sections 8:
1. An employer shall ensure that any area at the place of work where a
person is exposed to excessive noise:

 is marked with the words “HEARING PROTECTION ZONE” or

in such other manner as determined by the Director General; and

 is demarcated and identified by an appropriate warning sign.

2. An employer shall:

 provide a personal hearing protector in any hearing protection

zone; and
 ensure that any employee or other person uses the personal hearing
protector provide while in the hearing protection zone.

7.  Audio-metric testing

Sections 9:
1. Where a noise risk assessment report shows that any employee is exposed
to excessive noise, the employer shall cause an audio-metric testing to be
carried on such employee annually.

2. The employer shall appoint an audio-metric testing center approved by

the Director General.

3. The employer shall notify the result of the audio-metric testing to the
employee within 21 days after receiving report from the audio metric testing
center.

4. Based on the report, any employee has a temporary standard threshold

shift, the employer shall:

 cause a retest to be carried out by the audio-metric testing center on

such employee within 3 months after the previous audio-metric testing was
carried out ; and

 take such measures to protect the hearing of such employee from

further deterioration.

5. For cases of occupational noise-induced hearing loss, hearing impairment

or permanent standard threshold shift, the employer shall:

 notify the nearest DOSH office (within 7 days after receiving

report);
 provide a personal hearing protector to such employee;

 train such employee on the usage of the personal hearing 

protector.

8.  Duty of employer when audio-metric testing is carried out

Sections 10:
Employer shall ensure that the audio-metric testing is carried out:

 at no cost to the employee;

 within 3 months after the employee commencing work at any area of the
place of work which is exposed to the noise exceeding the limit specified;

 after the employee is being put in a quiet state of at least 14 hours

without the aid of personal hearing protector.

9.  Record to be kept
Sections 11:
1. An employer shall keep and maintain a record which contains the
following:

 Noise assessment report for 30 year; and

 Audio-metric testing report of his employee for so long as the

employee is employed and for a period of 5 years after the employee ceases to
be his employee.

2. Where an employer ceases to carry on business, the employer shall hand

over all records to the new business owner.
3. After the expiration period of records, the employer shall give the
Director General 3 months notice in writing for his intention to dispose of such
records.