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Hearing Impairments
1 in 6 people UK adults have a hearing impairment, below is information on how to make lab spaces more accessible to them.
Space
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Place loud machinery such as vacuum pumps and sonicators away from work areas and keep use to a minimum
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Avoid playing music or loud radios in the lab
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Consider sound cladding to reduce unavoidable external noises click here
Tools
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Combined visual and audio alarms especially for fire ones
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Specialised sign language for chemists, click here for more information
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