How ready are you for the new Noise Exposure Regulations?
A focused self-check against South Africa’s new noise framework — including the 82 dBA action level, 85 dBA rating limit, exposure risk assessment, approved monitoring, audiometry, noise zones, hearing protection and 40-year records.
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Noise compliance now needs to connect exposure, health surveillance, engineering controls and hearing-loss trends.
A compliant programme starts with a competent-person risk assessment, uses approved monitoring where triggered, addresses combined exposure to ototoxic chemicals and vibration, acts on audiometric changes, controls the source first and keeps the evidence for the long term.
Legal references used to bound this screening tool
New noise framework, including the Code of Practice for Audiometry.
Department stated the new Noise Exposure and Physical Agents regimes would come into effect from 5 September 2026.
Conditional exemption for qualifying mobile plant; not a general exemption from noise duties.
Risk assessments by a competent person.
Baseline, task-based, chemical, biological and ergonomic risk assessments with clear control measures.
Risk Assessments →Turn findings into controlled actions and evidence.
Use the assessment as an entry point, then connect risk assessments, incidents, plant, training, medicals, contractors, legal duties and controlled documents in the live OHSE system.
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