How long does the course take and is it online?

The course takes about 40 minutes, is 100% online and self-paced, and you can complete it on any device. Access period: 6 months access from the day of course start. You receive an instant, verifiable certificate of completion after passing the assessment.

How much does it cost?

The Noise and Hearing Conservation course is $39 AUD (including GST) per person. Discounted team seats are available for businesses.

CoursesPhysical Hazards

Physical Hazards

Noise and Hearing Conservation

Name: Noise and Hearing Conservation
Price: 39 AUD
Availability: InStock

A practical, interactive awareness course on managing hazardous noise at work and protecting your hearing. Learn how hearing works and why noise-induced hearing loss is permanent yet completely preventable, understand the workplace exposure standard, recognise when noise is a hazard, apply the hierarchy of controls to noise and use hearing protectors and audiometric testing correctly, with a real workplace scenario and quick self-checks throughout.

~40 minutes100% online, self-paced6 months access from the day of course start

What You Will Learn

Describe how hearing works and why noise-induced hearing loss is permanent and preventable
State the workplace exposure standard for noise and what it means in practice
Recognise the signs that noise at a workplace is likely to be hazardous
Apply the hierarchy of controls to reduce noise exposure at its source
Use hearing protectors correctly and explain when audiometric testing is required

Course Content

1. How hearing works and how noise damages it

2. The exposure standard: how loud is too loud

3. Recognising hazardous noise

4. Controlling noise: the hierarchy applied

5. Audiometric testing and using hearing protectors

6. Apply it: a noisy workshop scenario

Final Assessment - 10 questions, 80% pass mark, retakes available

Who This Course Is For

Industrial, manufacturing, construction, mining and trades workers, leading hands and supervisors exposed to noisy plant, tools or processes.

Accreditation: This is a non-accredited awareness course. It does not issue a unit of competency and is not a substitute for licensed or accredited training, competent-person noise assessment or the audiometric testing required under the WHS laws in your state or territory.

Suggested next course

Confined Spaces Awareness

$49 per person

$39.00

Prices are in Australian dollars and include GST.

Duration	~40 minutes
Format	100% online, self-paced
Lessons	6
Assessment	10 questions (80% to pass)
Certificate	Instant, verifiable
Access period	6 months access from the day of course start
Who it’s for	Industrial, manufacturing, construction, mining and trades workers, leading hands and supervisors exposed to noisy plant, tools or processes.

Buying for a team? Set the quantity to the number of people. You’ll receive an enrolment code for each seat.

Share this course page

Buy this for your team

Noise and Hearing Conservation

~40 minutes100% online, self-paced6 months access from the day of course start