noise-exposure-health-surveillance

Generate occupational-noise exposure assessments and hearing-conservation programs with regulatory thresholds.

1|Updated Jun 14, 2026
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npx skills add https://github.com/ashley-eyekyam/hse-leadership-skills --skill noise-exposure-health-surveillance
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Skill: noise-exposure-health-surveillance
Source: https://github.com/ashley-eyekyam/hse-leadership-skills/tree/main/skills/noise-exposure-health-surveillance
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/ashley-eyekyam/hse-leadership-skills --skill noise-exposure-health-surveillance

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) and assets (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

Generic AI generates generic safety paperwork that regulators reject: vague tasks, controls that collapse to PPE, actions with no owner, and personal data leaking into widely shared documents. This Skill forces exposure-basis specificity, applies the hierarchy of controls, de-identifies sensitive health data, and runs a domain-expert sign-off before presenting any output.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Structured Intake: Interrogates the task one question at a time for exact site, activity, exposed groups, evidence, jurisdiction, and existing controls—refusing to proceed on vague requests.
  • Regulatory-Grounded Assessment: Transcribes measured or estimated noise levels and compares them to cited action levels and exposure limits with authority and year (OSHA 1910.95 85/90 dBA; UK Control of Noise at Work Regs 2005 80/85/87 dB(A)).
  • Hierarchy-Ranked Controls: Maps exposure zones and ranks noise-reduction controls from source elimination through engineering and administrative measures to hearing protection as the last resort.
  • Audiometric Surveillance: Sets action-level-linked audiometry schedules (baseline, annual, and standard-threshold-shift triggers) with strict de-identification of special-category health data.
  • Use Case: Assess press-shop noise exposure, build a hearing-conservation program for a grinding bay, map plant noise exposure zones, or set an audiometry schedule for operators above the action level.

Quick Start

Use the noise-exposure-health-surveillance skill to assess the press-shop noise exposure for the line-2 operator SEG with a measured 92 dB(A) L_EX,8h and build a hearing-conservation plan with an audiometry schedule.

Frequently Asked Questions about noise-exposure-health-surveillance

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I build a hearing conservation program for manufacturing noise exposure?▼

Build a hearing conservation program by mapping similar exposure groups, transcribing measured dB(A) values against OSHA 1910.95 or UK 2005 action levels, and ranking noise-reduction controls from elimination to hearing protection.

What OSHA noise action level triggers audiometric surveillance?▼

OSHA 1910.95 triggers audiometric surveillance at an 85 dBA action level, requiring baseline and annual audiometry schedules with strict de-identification of special-category health data before review.

How do I map plant noise exposure zones using the hierarchy of controls?▼

Map plant noise exposure zones by recording measured or estimated dB(A) levels for named areas, then rank noise-reduction controls from source elimination through engineering and administrative measures to hearing protection.

Can I use this for UK Control of Noise at Work Regulations compliance?▼

Yes, this supports UK Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 compliance by comparing measured dB(A) values against the 80/85/87 dB(A) exposure action levels and limits to structure site-specific hearing conservation plans.

How to set an audiometry schedule for operators above the noise action level?▼

Set an audiometry schedule by linking baseline, annual, and standard-threshold-shift triggers to the regulatory action level exceeded, while enforcing strict de-identification of special-category audiometric health data prior to SME sign-off.