Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 22181
Hearing Impairment: Employment
Tabled: 6 January 2025
Answered: 14 January 2025
Named DayQuestion
Dr Peter Prinsley
Labour — Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will hold discussions with the Health and Safety Executive on the potential merits of taking steps encourage employers to (a) organise regular hearing tests, (b) distribute adequate personal hear
Answer
Sir Stephen Timms Duties on employers are well established in the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, which require employers to: a) Carry out hearing tests regularly by a competent person (health surveillance) when there may be a risk to their employee’s hearing, ...
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