Are noisy children damaging teachers' hearing?

Nursery and primary schools will be just some of the employers affected by new noise regulations coming into force next year.

The Telegraph reports today that the "din" of children may be damaging teachers' hearing and schools will be required to carry out noise risk assessments under the new regulations.

Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, Hans-Horst Konkolewsky, is reported to have said yesterday that if noise levels are found to be above 80 decibels - a level r... (153 more words)

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