FNV Decibelmeter

Measure the noise at work with the FNV Decibel Meter! With this free app you can see what volume you are exposed at work. You get immediate advice regarding your work situation: it is safe or not? And what should you do? This is important because every year many people walk to hearing damage.

You can volume measured in decibels (dB) through the microphone of your phone. Whether the noise is harmful to your ears, depends on the volume and the duration. Do you know what you are entitled to protection? The Working Conditions Act for example stipulated that requires your employer above 80 dB to provide hearing protection.

Technical specifications

The microphones Gears of quality differences. This app has been thoroughly tested and optimized. Samsung phones (Galaxy Ace, Google Nexus, Galaxy S Advance, Galaxy S3) does not measure noise above 85 dB. The noise measurement of the Android app does not work well enough on Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.

The app uses the microphone. See the privacy policy: https://www.fnv.nl/colofon/privacy/.