HSE's L108 guidance conflicts with the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 it is meant to explain. An audiologist sets out what the law actually requires on workplace hearing tests, who is competent to carry them out, and where the guidance gets it wrong.

Most employers don't arrange hearing tests because someone tells them to. They arrange them because something happened. This is the 7-step guide that walks you through Regulation 9 from legal trigger to documented compliance.

HSE has inspected over 5,000 workplaces as part of a targeted noise campaign. 95% of employers failed key checks. Full breakdown of what the regulations require, what non-compliance costs, and how to check where your business stands before they do.

8.5 million people in the UK have some degree of hearing impairment. Audiologist Mark Ashmore explains how your ear works, what hearing test numbers mean, the difference between noise-induced and age-related hearing loss, and what noise levels trigger mandatory workplace hearing tests under the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005.