Noise and Vibration Awareness Certification

Noise and vibration are two common workplace hazards that can have serious long-term effects on employee health. For instance, excessive noise can result in tinnitus and long-term hearing loss, whereas vibration can lead to musculoskeletal injuries and nerve damage.

Fortunately, with diligent safeguarding measures, employees do not have to endure adverse health effects. In this course, you will learn more about the risks associated with noise and vibration, and how employers and employees alike can play a role in creating a safer workspace.

You Will Learn:

  • Why high levels of workplace noise are dangerous
  • The legislation that addresses workplace noise and what an employer must do to comply with these laws
  • The measures an employer must take to protect their workers’ hearing, including measuring noise levels, providing protective equipment and implementing health surveillance
  • The two categories of workplace vibration and their effects
  • What employers can do to protect their workers from injury caused by excessive vibration, and the health and safety legislation that sets out maximum acceptable vibration levels

Benefits of Taking This Course:

  • If you work in a role that exposes you to high levels of noise or vibration, this course will help you take practical steps to safeguard your health
  • If you are an employer, this course will help you meet your obligations under health and safety law
  • If you have an interest in occupational health, this course will provide a good introduction to two of the most common workplace hazards
  • If you are in a supervisory role, this course will help you check that your team are adhering to health and safety policies and provide guidance if necessary


Course Modules/Lessons

Module 1: Introduction to Dealing with Noise and Vibration in the Workplace

Module 2: How Employers can Safeguard their Workers’ Hearing

Module 3: Health Surveillance

Module 4: Vibration

Module 5: What Employers can do, in order to Protect the Health of Employees Working with Vibration

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FAQ's

  • Who can take the Noise and Vibration Awareness Certification course?

    There are no entry requirements to take the course.

  • What is the structure of the course?

    The course is broken down into 5 individual modules. Each module takes between 20 and 90 minutes on average to study. Although students are free to spend as much or as little time as they feel necessary on each module.

  • Where / when can the course be studied?

    The course can be studied study at any time and from any internet connected device

  • Is there a test at the end of the course?

    Once you have completed all 5 modules there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the 5 modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken a time and location of your choosing.

  • What is the pass mark for the final test?

    The pass mark for the test is 70%.

  • What happens if a user fails the test?

    If the user doesn’t pass the test first time they will get further opportunities to take the test again after extra study. There are no limits to the number of times a test can be taken.

  • How long does it take to complete the Noise and Vibration Awareness Certification course?

    We estimate that the course will take about 3 hours to complete in total, plus an additional 30 minutes for the end of course test.