Plane sounding: the noise assessments carried out by airline operator bmi are an excellent example of how the 2005 Control of Noise at Work Regulations are being implemented, given the wide fluctuation of noise levels in the daily working lives of its staff. Dr Alex Hills and Keith Merrie explain how the company manages the risks

LOSS OF HEARING HAS A DEVASTATING impact on the individual concerned and those around them. For those affected, social gatherings become a hostile environment, where all that can be heard [...]