There are regulations from the Swedish Work Environment Authority (Arbetsmiljöverket) that include rules about hazardous and disturbing noise.
The employer has an obligation to plan, carry out, and follow up on the work, ensuring that the noise that employees are exposed to is reduced by eliminating the noise at its source or lowering it as much as possible.
When the average noise level during a working day is 85 dB or higher, or when the highest sound pressure level is 115 dB or higher, or when the peak impulse value is 135 dB or higher, the employer is obligated to:
Implement measures/written action plan Provide signage, demarcation, and access restriction Ensure the use of hearing protection Offer hearing tests
Upper action values:
135-137 dB – Peak impulse value LpCpeak
80/85 dB – Daily noise exposure level
75/80 – lower level
Read the Swedish Work Environment Authority’s (Arbetsmiljöverket) regulations regarding noise