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Taking account of technical progress and of the availability of measures to control the risk at source, the risks arising from exposure to noise shall be eliminated at their source or reduced to a minimum. The reduction of such risks shall be based on the general principles of prevention set out in Article 6(2) of Directive 89/391/EEC, and take into account in particular: other working methods that require less exposure to noise; the choice of appropriate work equipment, taking account of the work to be done, emitting the least possible noise, including the possibility of making available to workers work equipment subject to Community provisions with the aim or effect of limiting exposure to noise; the design and layout of workplaces and work stations; adequate information and training to instruct workers to use work equipment correctly in order to reduce their exposure to noise to a minimum; noise reduction by technical means: reducing airborne noise, e.g. by shields, enclosures, sound-absorbent coverings; reducing structure-borne noise, e.g. by damping or isolation; appropriate maintenance programmes for work equipment, the workplace and workplace systems; organisation of work to reduce noise: limitation of the duration and intensity of the exposure; appropriate work schedules with adequate rest periods.

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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.