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DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

FACTORIES AND MACHINERY (NOISE EXPOSURE) REGULATIONS 1989
(INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE & ERGONOMICS DIVISION)
GUIDELINE FOR REPORT WRITING

A.

Noise Monitoring

The Factories and Machinery (Noise Exposure) Regulations 1989 requires factory
owner to conduct initial exposure monitoring. The purpose is to determine whether any of his
employees are exposed to noise greater than the action level of 85 dB(A). Since this is a
preliminary requirement to determine further compliance with the employee exposure
monitoring requirements, competent person are reminded to conduct the monitoring in all
aspect with high degree of professionalism. Deviation from such ethical practice may result in
the factory owner taking wrong course of action which may lead to unwanted repercussion in
the future. To avoid such incident, competent persons must be thorough in categorizing
employees in the various occupational groupings and carefully selecting the high risk
employee to represent the exposure for the group. The instrument used must at all time meet
the specified level of accuracy while during monitoring adequate sampling time must be taken
to minimize the spasmodic variation in noise level. A repeat of the monitoring should be
carried out if the competent person feels that the results obtained are not representative.
B.

TITLE PAGE
- Type of monitoring (Initial / Positive / Additional Monitoring)
- Name, address and JKKP registration number of factory
- Name and registration number of competent person
- Date of monitoring

C.

CONTENT
i)
Introduction
- Particular of the factory :
* Name, address and JKKP registration number
-

Date of monitoring

Name and registration number of competent person

The purpose of the monitoring

ii)

Objective
Should relate to the purpose of Initial / Positive / Additional
Monitoring

iii)

Process Description
- Briefly describe the process of factory

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DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

FACTORIES AND MACHINERY (NOISE EXPOSURE) REGULATIONS 1989
(INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE & ERGONOMICS DIVISION)
GUIDELINE FOR REPORT WRITING

iv)

Instrumentation
- List down the noise measuring instrument and calibrator used, serial
number and approval number of the instrument and calibrator

v)

Methodology
- Briefly describe procedure for :
a. Area Monitoring
- Noise mapping (zoning / contouring)*
- Type of noise (continuous, intermittent, impulse, etc)
b.

vi)

Personal Monitoring
- Classification of all employees in the factory according to job
classification
- Selection of employees for monitoring and justification for
selection
- Number of employees monitored and justification
(Refer Statistical Table, if necessary)
- Sampling duration
- Working hours and number of shift
- Type of exposure (continuous, intermittent, impulse, etc)
- Justification of sampling duration (depends on working hours
and type of exposure)**

Result
- Summary of monitoring data in tabulated form
a. Area Monitoring

Working
Area

Job Specification
& Task

Number of
Employees

Number of
Employees
Monitored

Source of
Noise

Type of
Noise

Noise
Level

b. Personal Monitoring
Name

Working
Area

Job Specification
& Task

Sampling DoseT LeqT

Duration
%

Max
Level

Peak
Level

Type of
exposure

If the measuring instrument is not paused during the lunch break; assumption has to be made,
whether zero-exposure or similar exposure during the break
2

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DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

FACTORIES AND MACHINERY (NOISE EXPOSURE) REGULATIONS 1989
(INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE & ERGONOMICS DIVISION)
GUIDELINE FOR REPORT WRITING

vii)

Discussion*
- Existing control measures, if any
- Comment on noise mapping
- Comment on any result exceeding action level, PEL, max level and
peak level
- Contribution factors for result exceeding action level, PEL, max level
and peak level

viii)

Recommendation*
- Based on the result, recommend on parts of the regulation that have
to be complied and type of control measures
- Recommendations should be specific (eg specify the working area,
group of employees)

ix)

Conclusion

x)

Signature, Name and Approval Number of the Competent Person

xi)

Appendix
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

Process flowchart
Layout plan for machinery and employees
Noise mapping
Data sheet and calculation
Computer Print-out
A latest copy of calibration certificate for measuring instrument
and calibrator
g. A copy of competent persons certificate
h. Form A Employers Confirmation that report has been
presented

* Noise mapping, discussion and recommendation should be done based on action level and PEL for
the working duration.

** eg If type of noise exposure is continuous, and working duration is 8 hours therefore, sampling
duration can be 4 6 hours. If type of noise exposure is fluctuating, and working duration is 12 hours
therefore, sampling duration must be full period.

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DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

FACTORIES AND MACHINERY (NOISE EXPOSURE) REGULATIONS 1989
(INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE & ERGONOMICS DIVISION)
GUIDELINE FOR REPORT WRITING

DATA SHEET: PERSONAL NOISE EXPOSURE MONITORING

Name of Factory:
Date of Monitoring:
Employee Data
Name :

General Information
Job Description :

I/C No. :
Age :
Remarks :
Designation :
Working Area :

Wearing any Hearing Protection : YES / NO

Type :
No. of employees in same job classification :
Sampling Data

Result

Dosimeter No. :

Peak level, dB :

Initial calibration :

Max level, dB (A) :

Time start :

Dose Measurement (%) :

Time stop :

Dose (T) hours (%) :

Run time :

Leq (T) = 90 + 16.61 log

Pause time :

Dose (T)
12.5 x Duration (T)

Final calibration :
=

dB (A)

Working Duration :
Lunch Break :

Exceed PEL : YES / NO

Exceed Max Level : YES / NO
Exceed Peak Level : YES / NO