A non-exhaustive list of common noisy tools and processes are listed in the table below. As part of your risk assessment, it is important to conduct noise monitoring at your workplace at least once to determine the noise level of your work processes. The monitoring results will help to inform you if noise control measures need to be implemented or if you need to send your employees for medical monitoring for noise.
| Use of Hand / Powered Tools |
Processes |
Equipment/ Machinery |
- Air Gun
- Brazing
- Buffing
- Cutting
- Chipping
- Drilling
- Forging
- Gouging
- Hammering
- Hydro jetting
- Nail Gun
- Polishing
- Riveting
- Sawing
- Spraying
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- Abrasive Blasting
- Blending / mixing
- Blow moulding
- Casting
- Deburring
- Drumming
- Drawing
- Extrusion
- Foundry operations
- Gas cutting
- Injection moulding
- Lamination
- Machining
- Melting / smelting
- Sanding
- Test cell
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- Compressors
- Conveyor systems
- Crushing
- Die cut machine
- Gear drive
- Generators
- Lathe machine
- Mechanical press
- Motors/ pumps
- Pneumatic ejector
- Power press
- Punching
- Shearing machine
- Stamping machine
- Turning machine
- Vibratory bowl
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