# The Control of Noise at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: N.I.

(1) In these Regulations—
“daily personal noise exposure” means the level of daily personal noise exposure of an employee as ascertained in accordance with Schedule 1 Part 1, taking account of the level of noise and the duration of exposure and covering all noise;
“emergency services” include—
(a)police, fire, rescue and ambulance services;
(b)Her Majesty’s Coastguard;
“enforcing authority” means the Executive or district council, determined in accordance with the provisions of the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999;
“the Executive” means the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland;
“exposure limit value” means the level of daily or weekly personal noise exposure or of peak sound pressure set out in regulation 4 which must not be exceeded;
“health surveillance” means assessment of the state of health of an employee, as related to exposure to noise;
“lower exposure action value” means the lower of the two levels of daily or weekly personal noise exposure or of peak sound pressure set out in regulation 4 which, if reached or exceeded, require specified action to be taken to reduce risk;
“the music and entertainment sectors” means all workplaces where—
(a)live music is played; or
(b)recorded music is played in a restaurant, bar, public house, discotheque or nightclub, or alongside live music or a live dramatic or dance performance;
“noise” means any audible sound;
“peak sound pressure” means the maximum sound pressure to which an employee is exposed, ascertained in accordance with Schedule 2;
“risk assessment” means the assessment of risk required by regulation 5;
“ship” includes every description of vessel used in navigation;
“territorial sea” means the territorial sea of the United Kingdom adjacent to Northern Ireland and “within the territorial sea” includes on, over and under it;
“upper exposure action value” means the higher of the two levels of daily or weekly personal noise exposure or of peak sound pressure set out in regulation 4 which, if reached or exceeded, require specified action to be taken to reduce risk;
“weekly personal noise exposure” means the level of weekly personal noise exposure as ascertained in accordance with Schedule 1 Part 2, taking account of the level of noise and the duration of exposure and covering all noise; and
“working day” means a daily working period, irrespective of the time of day when it begins or ends, and of whether it begins or ends on the same calendar day.
(2) In these Regulations, a reference to an employee being exposed to noise is a reference to the exposure of that employee to noise which arises while he is at work, or arises out of or in connection with his work.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/1/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-noise-at-work-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/regulation-2
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