Directive 2003/10/EC
Minimum health and safety requirements regarding exposure of workers to noise
Scope
EU-wide worker noise exposure limits: lower action value 80 dB(A), upper action value 85 dB(A), exposure limit 87 dB(A) daily/weekly with hearing protection attenuation counted, on a 3 dB exchange rate.
Notes
Member states transpose this into national law (UK: Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, kept post-Brexit). Article 14 obliges sector codes of conduct for music and entertainment, which is where venue sound-level codes come from.
Where to get it
Sources
- Directive 2003/10/EC — EUR-Lex primary
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