The obligation
PCBUs must manage the risk of hearing loss from noise and ensure workers' noise exposure does not exceed the exposure standard for noise.
Under Part 4.1, a PCBU at a workplace must manage, in accordance with Part 3.1, risks to health and safety relating to hearing loss associated with noise. The PCBU must ensure the noise a worker is exposed to does not exceed the exposure standard for noise, defined in regulation 56; the penalty is the tier E monetary penalty.
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- PCBUs must manage the risk of hearing loss from noise and ensure workers' noise exposure does not exceed the exposure standard for noise.
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Which WHS law does this come from?
Noise — managing hearing loss risk and audiometric testing is a WHS requirement set out in Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 (FEDERAL). It is made under Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (FEDERAL). The relevant provision is Chapter 4, Part 4.1 § 56–60.
What does this WHS obligation require?
Noise — managing hearing loss risk and audiometric testing is a WHS obligation under Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 (FEDERAL). In short, PCBUs must manage the risk of hearing loss from noise and ensure workers' noise exposure does not exceed the exposure standard for noise.
What changed recently?
Noise — managing hearing loss risk and audiometric testing was last updated on 19 October 2026.