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Workplace Hearing Tests in South Wales.
HSE hearing health surveillance for employers across Newport, Cardiff, Swansea, Port Talbot, Bridgend and Merthyr Tydfil.
South Wales has a strong industrial heritage with steel production, automotive manufacturing, and chemical processing all concentrated along the M4 corridor. The broader manufacturing base across Newport, Cardiff, and Swansea carries significant hearing risk for workers exposed to noise on a daily basis.
Each of these sectors carries noise exposure risks that trigger mandatory hearing health surveillance under the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005.
What HSE Found in Manufacturing 2025/2026
HSE manufacturing prosecutions (2025) - 53
Total fines levied (2025) - £7.7 million
Fee for Intervention (Per Hour) - £163
Average fine per prosecution - £146,000
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South Wales News
Keeping you in the loop whilst protecting your business from HSE enforcements in South Wales.
Failed Compliance
HSE's 2024/25 noise inspection campaign found that 63% of sites relied solely on PPE, without any noise-reduction measures at source, and 75% of noisy workplaces failed to comply overall.
South Wales' industrial base means these findings apply directly to employers across Newport, Cardiff, and Swansea
£1.5m Fine
In July 2025, a steel manufacturer in Port Talbot was fined £1,500,000 at Swansea Crown Court after a contractor was killed by moving machinery.
While not noise-specific, it demonstrates the scale of HSE enforcement activity across South Wales manufacturing.
The Pioneer Making Workplace Hearing Tests Simple
Mark Ashmore (RHAD, MIOA) revolutionised UK workplace hearing surveillance with 30 years' experience in the hearing arena serving and more recently on British Standards committees for hearing protection (PH/7) and acoustics hearing committee(EH/1).
Realising that take up of hearing health surveillance was hampered by cost, accessibility and logistic concerns Mark created something radical: the UK's first self-service audiometric testing system that anyone can use.
His patented "Turn-up & Test" solution:
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Sends a complete testing kit to your workplace
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Designed to enable a nominated individual within your company to run tests with minimal training – the test is intuitive
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Works 24/7 - perfect for night shifts, weekends, new starters
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Includes expert review - Mark's team personally reviews every single test result
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Delivers instant compliance - UKCA certified, MHRA registered, fully HSE compliant
The calibrated headset connects to any computer. Your staff follow simple on-screen instructions. Results are emailed instantly. Mark's team reviews everything and provides HSE-compliant documentation.
What Our Lovely Clients Say
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3 February 2026
"Doing our annual hearing tests this way saved quite a lot of money this year. I scheduled the tests one month in advance, but one of the guys was sick on the day.
I still had the headset when he came back to work and got the job done with minimum fuss and no extra cost. Highly recommended."
Bruce Blackman
Complete Tree Care
31 January 2026
"The hearing test kit is very simple to set up and use.
Being able to administer the test ourselves was a great help at reducing the downtime of staff and fitted nicely into our working day.
Mark is always on hand to help with any issues, would highly recommend."
Karl Foster
Boward Tree Surgery
2 February 2026
"Working with Hear 4 The Long Term has given Encore a greater flexibility for delivering hearing tests to employees.
Getting a baseline for new employees can be done with ease and the equipment can be transported within our three production facilities. We no longer have to rely on set days to deliver hearing tests in bulk.
I would recommend Hear 4 The Long Term to any employer having to deliver hearing tests to employees."
Rob Hickey
The Encore Group
3 February 2026
"Having worked with Hear 4 The Long Term on their website and digital strategy, we've seen first-hand how Mark Ashmore's service stands apart in the UK workplace hearing test market.
As an HCPC-registered audiologist with decades of experience, Mark has built a system that makes occupational hearing testing more accessible and significantly more cost-effective than traditional mobile audiometry providers.
H4TLT covers everything from baseline hearing tests and HSE hearing surveillance to earplug fit testing — all with qualified audiologist oversight and full regulatory compliance. If you're looking for the best value workplace hearing tests in the UK, this is it."
Dan Cartwright
Scopesite Digital Studios
4 February 2026
"I'm delighted to be working with Mark on a major music hearing protection project in the public sector. His products are an important part of the risk mitigation and ongoing management of the work being delivered."
Giles Morgan
Nimrod CS & Palmyra
It's Your Turn Now, Try The Compliance Check Below
Establish compliant hearing baselines for every new starter. Pre-calibrated headset connects to any PC enabling your nominated individual to run the test for every new starter at induction. Fully compliant with Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005. Results instantly documented for HSE records.
Verify your hearing protection actually works. Test confirms each employee's earplugs deliver the required attenuation - no more guessing if PPE is effective. The test takes less than five minutes and immediately identifies where effectiveness is reduced due to poor insertion. Pass/fail results prove effectiveness and protect against industrial deafness claims.
Your complete workplace audiometric hearing health surveillance solution. Patented 'Turn-up & Test' system needs no qualifications or audiologist involvement. Test night shifts, weekends, remote sites - whenever suits your operation. UKCA marked, MHRA registered. The only self-service system that guarantees HSE compliance.
Not Sure Which Test You Need?
Our free quick compliance check identifies exactly what testing your workplace requires. Results display straight away - no waiting, no email sign-up, no sales pressure.
Just clear guidance to help you keep your workers safe.
All responses are confidential and never shared outside H4TLT.
FAQ Section
Industrial Hearing Tests in the South Wales
Any employer with workers exposed to noise at or above 85 dB(A) must provide hearing health surveillance under the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005. In South Wales, this commonly applies to steel production around Port Talbot and Newport, automotive component manufacturing, chemical processing, and general engineering. The industrial corridor from Newport through Cardiff to Swansea and Port Talbot has some of the highest noise exposure levels in the UK.
Equipment sent on-site, no need for an audiologist to visit.
No. Traditional mobile audiometry services charge day rates of £1,000 to £1,700 because they send a van and a technician. Hear 4 The Long Term sends a pre-calibrated headset instead. Your nominated person runs the test, and every result is reviewed by Mark Ashmore, an HCPC-registered audiologist with over 30 years' experience. For South Wales employers in steel and heavy industry running continuous shifts, this means testing happens when it suits your production, not when an audiologist is available.
Hear 4 The Long Term are the cheapest in Wales
HSE hearing surveillance starts from £10 per test. Earplug fit testing starts from £3 per test. Baseline hearing tests for new starters start from £9 per test. These prices are the same nationwide with no regional surcharges, no travel fees, and no minimum bookings. Use the Compliance Checker for an exact quote based on your workforce size.
These are important distinctions to know to ensure the safety of your employees.
A noise risk assessment measures the noise levels in your workplace and identifies who is at risk. Hearing surveillance is the ongoing audiometric testing of those at-risk workers to detect early signs of hearing damage. You need both. The risk assessment tells you who needs testing, and the surveillance proves you are monitoring their hearing over time. Without both, you cannot demonstrate compliance if HSE inspects or if a worker claims hearing loss.
£1.5m in a single fine
South Wales has seen some of the UK's largest manufacturing fines. Tata Steel in Port Talbot was fined £1,500,000 at Swansea Crown Court in July 2025, the largest single manufacturing fine in the UK that year. While this was for a contractor fatality rather than noise specifically, it demonstrates HSE's active enforcement presence in the region. HSE's 2025/26 priorities explicitly list noise and vibration in manufacturing as an inspection theme, and South Wales's concentration of heavy industry makes it a natural target.
Areas We Cover
Hear 4 The Long Term provides workplace hearing tests to employers across the South Wales, including:
Newport, Cardiff, Swansea, Port Talbot, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and surrounding areas.
Since our testing is delivered online through a self-service platform, there are no travel charges and no minimum booking requirements. If you have a computer and an internet connection, you can test.