LUL - S1603
Audiometric standard for personnel requiring safety on the track certification
Organization: | LUL |
Publication Date: | 1 October 2022 |
Status: | active |
Page Count: | 5 |
scope:
This standard applies to LU and TfL employees and other individuals who:
a) in the course of normal or emergency work, access the live LU track and or
b) require LU track certification.
Within this document all of the above shall be referred to as "LU track environment workers".
Purpose
The purpose of this standard is to specify the level of hearing required by TfL for track certification and for safe work on the London Underground (LU) track environment.
The hearing requirements are based on sound pressure levels and frequencies generated by the lookout horn, whistle, audible warnings and safety critical communications.