Industrial Noise News
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Employers in Puerto Rico Take Note of New NIOSH Study Revealing Half of Noise-Exposed Workers Do Not Use Hearing Protection
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently published a new study in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine that estimates over half of noise-exposed workers don’t use hearing protection “always” or “usually” when exposed to hazardous occupational noise. Hearing protection device (HPD) non-use was only measured in workers who ...
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A sound partnership for North America
UK acoustic instrument specialists, Cirrus Research plc, today announce the formation of an exclusive partnership with NoiseMeters Inc for the distribution of sound measurement equipment in the USA with immediate effect. NoiseMeters has supplied sound level meters and noise dosimeters to the US for over 20 years through their successful online retail business. By working with Cirrus Research ...
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SoundPLANessential 5.1
SoundPLANessential 5.1 is an update which is free of charge for SoundPLANessential 5.0 customers. The reason for this update is on the one hand the compatibility with current NoizCalc projects (d&b audiotechnik) and on the other hand the adaption of BA Outside to the new versions of the standard EN ISO 12354-3:2017. Moreover, we implemented smaller customer wishes.Already since version ...
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Listen up! Let’s Make Noise about Noise Management
The UK Hearing Conservation Association have teamed up with the British Occupational Hygiene Society to put on a series of webinars on important issues around noise, hearing, and noise management. Our first webinar is ‘Listen Up! Are Professionals Taking Noise Seriously Enough?’ and will feature presentations from Chris Steel, Specialist Inspector at the HSE and Peter Wilson ...
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Our Managing Director, David Frost, discusses the reason behind changes in leak detection
Our Managing Director, David Frost, recently sat down to discuss changes in leak detection technology and new water industry regulations that are driving this change. "Pressure on leakage levels coming from UK water industry regulators is creating noise in the UK leak location technology market", says David Frost, our Managing Director. "The scale of leak reduction required by water ...
By Ovarro
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New Weatherproof Noise-Activated Hearing Protection Sign
One of Pulsar Instruments' most popular noise warning products, the Pulsar SafeEar, has now been reengineered to be weatherproof! This new SafeEar IP65 Weatherproof Noise Activated Warning Sign works just like the original sign in that it lights up when a pre-set noise level is reached to warn workers and visitors when they need to put on their hearing protection or when noise levels need to be ...
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EarthSoft Announces Geotechnical Module in EQuIS™
EarthSoft announces the first release of our new Geotechnical Module—the result of many months work from our international staff in collaboration with several of our largest clients. This release supports the import of AGS4 and gINT files and support for existing gINT libraries and graphics. EQuIS helps our clients manage all their data, not just environmental or geotechnical, and generates ...
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SoundPLANnoise 8.1
The new version 8.1 of SoundPLANnoise offers numerous improvements and new possibilities. These include: Our import and export interfaces have become even more user-friendly and are easier and more convenient to use than ever before. Plans in PDF format can now also be easily used as a data basis and fitted into a global coordinate system. The Property Explorer has been revised and now offers ...
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Introducing the all-new CR:308/310 and Optimus+ sound level meters
We’re really excited to announce the arrival of two new sound level meters, which are sure to enhance the Cirrus family of instruments: the CR:308/310 and the Optimus+. Both of these products have been designed with ease-of-use as their heart, making your job of monitoring and measuring noise levels easier than ever before. With a range of new features, these new sound level meters will ...
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Blockchain Incarnation of the Market Economy and Coase Paradigm for Social Costs
It is quite common for the people stumbling upon complicated issues to set hopes on a central authority to resolve them rather than proposing an algorithm for the individuals to preserve their fundamental right to economic choice and settle problems on decentralized peer-to-peer basis. The complicated problem of social costs, of negative externalities, collateral damages, especially related to ...
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SoundPLANessential 5.0
Multiple new features and improvements include: Direct import of background images from Google Maps and OpenStreetMap Import of ground elevations from Google Maps Geometry import from OpenStreetMap Time correction calculator for industrial noise sources with a simple pocket calculator Bridges for roads and railways CNOSSOS-EU calculation method added Improved functionality when converting ...
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PCE Instruments launched 3 new sound level meters
PCE Instruments recently launched 3 brand-new and highly accurate class 1 and 2 sound level meters. These have been designed to tackle the wide-spread problem of noise at the workplace which can cause health issues. However, with their many functions, they can be used in many other areas of application. An alarming number of employees worldwide has to deal with unacceptable noise levels at work, ...
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Download Pulsar Instruments` Catalogue as a PDF
Along with the ability for customers to view the entire range of our industrial, occupational and environmental noise measurement products, accessories and reporting software online on our website, a short form catalogue is also available as a PDF file to view on your computer or to download. We have split it into the main product ranges to help make it easier for you to find the noise ...
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Measuring Noise Outdoors
If you are looking for a data logging integrating averaging sound level meter to undertake your environmental, vehicle and outdoor noise monitoring, we recommend that you take a look at the Pulsar Quantifier range. Pulsar Instruments is not new to this type of application. Its staff have worked with many organisations ranging from construction to engineering and entertainment industries to ...
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Occupational Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention Efforts Can Protect Millions of Workers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has stated that occupational hearing loss is one of the most common work-related illnesses in the United States. The agency reports that approximately 22 million U.S. workers are exposed to hazardous noise levels at work and an additional 9 million are exposed to chemicals that are toxic to the ear. The Occupational Safety & Health ...
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International Noise Awareness Day – Here’s 5 Facts About Noise
Wednesday 29th April 2015 is International Noise Awareness Day. A day when people, organisations and governments around the world raise awareness of unwanted noise that can affect your health. To commemorate this day, here’s 5 noise facts. 1. The Definition of Noise is “Unwanted Sound” Technically, there is actually no such thing as a noise. Noise is perceived as an unwanted ...
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Environmental Noise Monitoring
The XL2 Sound Level Meter provides the dedicated solution for monitoring environmental noise in industry and communities. It measures levels and detailed spectral information in parallel and stores the data on an SD card for post-processing and reporting. A linear audio file (wav-file) may be recorded for detailed simultaneous analysis. The type approved class 1 sound level meter offers a ...
By NTi Audio AG
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Expert, face-to-face Noise at Work advice on offer
Pulsar Instruments are exhibiting at the Health & Safety Event at the NEC, Birmingham for the second year running. The team is looking forward to present once more its state-of-the-art noise measurement instruments at the Health and Safety Event, NEC in Birmingham UK from 24 March – 26 March, 2015 on stand J22. Now in its second year, the popular Trade Show celebrates the best of the ...
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Why the dust can’t settle on the UK’s construction industry
Following unscheduled spot checks by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) at the end of last year, there is a powerful wind of change blowing across UK construction sites. So what is the reason for these visits? To examine the measures being taken to protect the long term health of construction workers with the aim of bringing these standards up to the same high level as their immediate ...
By Casella
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Casella sound analysers approved by the German PTB
Casella, a global provider of occupational and environmental monitoring equipment, announced today that its two CEL-62X and CEL-63X sound level meter series have received regulatory type approval from Germany’s Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB). Type approval is mandatory for many official measurements undertaken by Government enforcement agencies or specialist Consultants. It ...
By Casella
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