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Noise and vibration assessments with action levels applied

The Noise and Vibration at Work Regulations are built around action levels, and an assessment that does not compare against them is not much use. Gaffer records the measured noise level and daily exposure, the vibration magnitude and A(8) figure, and which action level each one crosses.

Part of health & safety in Gaffer, which replaces a folder of last year’s templates with the dates changed.

Health & Safety in Gaffer
The area it belongs to

The H&S paperwork gets done because it lives where the work is.

Risk assessments, method statements, permits, toolbox talks, inspections and registers, covering what an inspector, a main contractor or an insurer will ask for.

Win tenders that demand evidence, and sleep better knowing the file is complete.

Noise & vibration assessments are one of the 40 things in health & safety. See the rest →

What you get
  • Noise level in dB and noise exposure LEq recorded as values
  • Noise action level reached, with the controls applied
  • Hearing protection requirement and the protection type specified
  • Vibration magnitude, vibration type and daily vibration exposure
  • Vibration action level reached against the measurement
  • Assessment and review dates to keep measurements current
Measured against action levels
Vibration as A(8)
Controls and protection
Where it fits

Step 04 of the job: on site

The engineer taps “On my way” and the customer gets a text with an arrival window. On site: clock in, photos, the certificate for the job — EICR, Gas Safety, whatever the trade needs — signed on the device. No signal? It syncs later.

Health & Safety is where noise & vibration assessments sits, and that is the step it shows up in most. The rest of the job — quoting, scheduling, certificates, invoicing and payment — runs in the same system, on the same record. See the whole job →

Step 04 of a job in Gaffer: The paperwork happens on site
Common questions

About noise & vibration assessments

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What are noise & vibration assessments for?

The Noise and Vibration at Work Regulations are built around action levels, and an assessment that does not compare against them is not much use. Gaffer records the measured noise level and daily exposure, the vibration magnitude and A(8) figure, and which action level each one crosses. The Noise and Vibration at Work Regulations are built around action levels, and an assessment that does not compare against them is not much use.

Will this satisfy a main contractor asking for RAMS?

It produces the document they ask for, specific to the job rather than last year’s with the address changed, as a PDF you can send before you arrive. Their pre-qualification questions are their own, but the evidence is in one place.

Do the assessments have to be filled in on site?

That is the point of them, and the app is built for it — but they can be prepared in the office and signed on site, which is how most crews actually work.

Which plan is it on?

Every paid plan. Noise & vibration assessments is included for unlimited users at no extra cost — the monthly, annual and lifetime plans differ only in how you pay.

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