Dosimetry, worker exposure, hearing protector fit-testing. Duties with an annual deadline, not one-off purchases.
Checking the real attenuation, not the one printed on the box.
Sites, shooting ranges, workshops: the peak an averaging meter misses.
Daily worker exposure, an annual legal duty.
Demonstrating that the chosen protector is adequate.
Roadside measurements: hi-vis vest, lights, magnetic vehicle signs.
The standardised position (10 cm from the ear) without improvising.
Not having the tripod moved by a forklift.
The risk assessment filled in on site, not back at the office from memory.