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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.

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Space

  • Place loud machinery such as vacuum pumps and sonicators away from work areas and keep use to a minimum

  • Avoid playing music or loud radios in the lab

  • Consider sound cladding to reduce unavoidable external noises click here

Tools

  • Combined visual and audio alarms especially for fire ones

  • Specialised sign language for chemists, click here for more information

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