Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) For the purposes
of clause 10 a prescribed workplace is a workplace or part of a workplace
where a worker is receiving, or is likely to receive, noise above the action
level specified in subregulation (2).
(2) For the purposes
of this regulation —
action level means —
(a) an L
peak of 140dB(lin); or
(b) a
representative LAeq,8h of 90dB(A);
L peak means the maximum unweighted sound pressure
level recorded with an instrument equipped for measuring peak values in
accordance with AS 1259.1‑1990;
representative LAeq,8h means an 8 hour equivalent
continuous A weighted sound pressure level, determined from the assessment of
worker exposures that is typical of the operation, work pattern or process
being assessed as described in AS 1269‑‑1989
Clause 1.4.7.
[Regulation 19I inserted in Gazette
26 Feb 1991 p. 939.]
[Heading inserted in Gazette 15 Oct 1999
p. 4890.]
[Heading inserted in Gazette 28 Oct 2005
p. 4885.]