NOISE ABATEMENT ANALYSIS

BY ALAN OSBORNTHE PROBLEM of excessive or nerve-shredding noise in factories and offices is to be highlighted by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EASHW) this year with an awareness campaign covering 31 countries and culminating in a European noise week in October. The topic is an important one to all those involved in providing health and safety at work and in writing insurance to cover it. There may be little evidence that an employer who dutifully stays within the noise limits can expect lower premiums as a result but what can surely be said ...


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