Physical agents include sources of energy that may cause injury at work and can include noise, vibration, radiation and extremes in temperature.

In regards to Occupational Noise exposure write a 2000 word essay that critically evaluates administrative and engineering controls in a workplace environment that you are familiar with. You should include references to the underpinning legislation as it relates to your own country or state, relevant guidance and recent published research as appropriate.

Administrative and engineering controls can include published standards that are applied where there is no or limited related legislation or in addition to legislative requirements. You should research a range of reference materials including recent published research relating to the physical agent you are discussing.

The work is to be word-processed, double or 1.5-line spacing Arial or Calibri, 12 Font, aligned to the left hand of the page and appropriately referenced using the Harvard system of referencing. It should be presented in the form of an essay and the length must be with 10% of the 2000 word limit, excluding appendices, bibliography, etc. A word count must be included.