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Pursuant to Article 6(3) of Directive 89/391/EEC, the employer shall give particular attention, when carrying out the risk assessment, to the following: the level, type and duration of exposure, including any exposure to impulsive noise; the exposure limit values and the exposure action values laid down in Article 3 of this Directive; any effects concerning the health and safety of workers belonging to particularly sensitive risk groups; as far as technically achievable, any effects on workers' health and safety resulting from interactions between noise and work-related ototoxic substances, and between noise and vibrations; any indirect effects on workers' health and safety resulting from interactions between noise and warning signals or other sounds that need to be observed in order to reduce the risk of accidents; information on noise emission provided by manufacturers of work equipment in accordance with the relevant Community directives; the existence of alternative work equipment designed to reduce the noise emission; the extension of exposure to noise beyond normal working hours under the employer's responsibility; appropriate information obtained following health surveillance, including published information, as far as possible; the availability of hearing protectors with adequate attenuation characteristics.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-10 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.