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Noise and Hearing Conservation
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.
Also relevant for: Farm and Rural, Asbestos and Demolition, Construction and Trades, Manufacturing and Industrial, Mining and FIFO
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
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.
Sources and Legal References
This course is aligned to 19 official sources. Legal and regulatory references checked between 31 August 2026 and 1 November 2026.
Sources and Further Reading
This course draws on the following official sources. Always rely on the current version on the regulator’s website.
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Act 2012 (Tas)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Act 2011 (ACT)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (NT)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationOccupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationOccupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (Vic)As at 31/08/2026
- Regulator guidanceSafe Work Australia, NoiseAs at 31/08/2026
- Australian StandardAS/NZS 1270As at 03/09/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (ACT)As at 31/10/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Regulation 2025 (NSW)As at 01/11/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2011 (NT)As at 31/10/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld)As at 31/10/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Regulations 2012 (SA)As at 13/09/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Regulations 2022 (Tas)As at 31/10/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 (WA)As at 31/10/2026
Always rely on the current version on the regulator’s website.
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.
$39.00
inc GSTSeven day refund if you have not started
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For employers and teams
Buy Seats for Your Team
$39.00 per seat, inc GST
Total inc GST$195.00
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What You Get
Certificate of Completion
This is to certify that
Sample Learner
has successfully completed
Noise and Hearing Conservation
All learning modules and the final assessment
Scan the QR code, or enter certificate ID WP-SAMPLE-0001 at workproof.com.au/verify
Kam Askari
Director, Creative Directions Management Consulting Pty Ltd
This is a certificate of completion of a non-accredited professional development course. It is not a nationally recognised qualification, a VET statement of attainment, a competency card, a licence, or evidence of competency. It is issued by Creative Directions Management Consulting Pty Ltd, which is not a Registered Training Organisation.
Sample layout. Certificate ID WP-SAMPLE-0001 verifies as Hazardous Manual Tasks and Manual Handling Safety.
- Certificate verified by its ID
- 100% online, self-paced
- Six months of access
Bought for yourself: six months of access from the day you pay. Team seat: six months from the day the worker activates their code.
