FIRST SCHEDULE
Regulation 2(2)
Permissible exposure limits for noise
Sound pressure level, dB(A)
Maximum duration per day
1.
82
16 hours
 
 
2.
83
12 hours
42 minutes
 
3.
84
10 hours
5 minutes
 
4.
85
8 hours
 
 
5.
86
6 hours
21 minutes
 
6.
87
5 hours
2 minutes
 
7.
88
4 hours
 
 
8.
89
3 hours
11 minutes
 
9.
90
2 hours
31 minutes
 
10.
91
2 hours
 
 
11.
92
1 hour 
35 minutes
 
12.
93
1 hour 
16 minutes
 
 
13.
94
1 hour 
 
 
 
14.
95
 
48 minutes
 
 
15.
96
 
38 minutes
 
 
16.
97
 
30 minutes
 
 
17.
98
 
24 minutes
 
 
18.
99
 
19 minutes
 
 
19.
100
 
15 minutes
 
 
20.
101
 
12 minutes
 
 
21.
102
 
9 minutes
 
 
22.
103
 
7.5 minutes
 
 
23.
104
 
6 minutes
 
 
24.
105
 
5 minutes
 
 
25.
106
 
4 minutes
 
 
26.
107
 
3 minutes
 
 
27.
108
 
2.5 minutes
 
 
28.
109
 
2 minutes
 
 
29.
110
 
1.5 minutes
 
 
30.
111
 
1 minute 
 
 
31.
112
 
 
56 seconds
 
32.
113
 
 
45 seconds
 
33.
114
 
 
35 seconds
 
34.
115
 
 
28 seconds
 
35.
116
 
 
22 seconds
 
36.
117
 
 
18 seconds
 
37.
118
 
 
14 seconds
 
38.
119
 
 
11 seconds
 
39.
120
 
 
9 seconds
 
40.
121
 
 
7 seconds
 
41.
122
 
 
6 seconds
 
42.
123
 
 
5 seconds
 
43.
124
 
 
4 seconds
 
44.
125
 
 
3 seconds
 
45.
126 to 127
 
 
2 seconds
 
46.
128 to 129
 
 
1 second 
 
47.
130 to 140
 
 
<1 second.
 
Notes:
1.The duration of exposure is to be obtained by adding up the total duration of exposure per work day, whether there is one continuous exposure or a number of separate exposures.
2.Every continuous, impulsive or impact noise of sound pressure levels from 80 dB(A) to 140 dB(A) must be included in the computation of the noise exposure of a person.
3.The permissible exposure limit is exceeded if a person is exposed to noise at a sound pressure level listed in the Table above in excess of the corresponding duration.
[S 434/2024 wef 01/06/2024]