noise directive Articles
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Hearing Protection PPE: Beyond the Basics
Hearing loss is one of many safety issues that permeate almost every workplace but is seldom discussed in the open. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)estimates that roughly 22 million Americans are exposed to hazardous noise levels at work. Additionally, the Hearing Loss Association of America estimates that of the 48 million Americans suffering from some degree of hearing loss, ...
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3 effective noise management strategies for industrial operations
Noise pollution is a problem that resonates deeper than most people’s eardrums. Noise management is a growing concern for airport teams, site operators at industrial operations such as mining, and construction projects. This is because it is also a key target for compliance regulators. When there is too much noise in surrounding communities, or the wrong type of noise, people ...
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Bouncing Off Walls: Industrial Fan Noise Directivity Specification
What is Industrial Fan Noise Directivity? Industrial fan noise directivity is an indication of how the fan surroundings contribute to the sound level in the field. It is a small but important factor in specifying the right accessories, insulation, housing, and enclosures for noise reduction in your application. Because proximity to reflective surfaces amplifies sound, where you put your fan ...
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Environmental monitoring on mining sites - Case Study
Environmental monitoring on mining sites Mining generates dust and noise pollutions that impact health and environment. As we become more cognizant of the impact mining dust has on air quality, public protection agencies have passed regulations to decrease the impact mining may have on human health and the surrounding communities. Worker safety has long been at stake as well, and new ...
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Noise at Work Regulations - making sense of them & measuring sound
Tips on how to measure sound and manage the noise measurement process Join the noise experts Pulsar Instruments on their face-to-face training courses and gain vital insight into how to manage the noise measurement in the workplace under the Noise at Work Regulations. The one-day courses, delivered by Pulsar Instruments, are intended to meet the needs of those new to noise at work measurement ...
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Noise measurement in the fast lane! - case study
Due to the nature of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) work, noise is an inevitable by-product of its daily activities. Consequently to ensure the welfare of both its staff and the community in which it operates, VOSA undertakes regular noise assessments to ensure that the relevant regulations are being adhered to, thereby protecting both the environment in which it operates as well ...
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Noise awareness courses for 2018
Get Noise At Work Aware Pulsar’s noise at work awareness training course is widely recognised by employers as a must have for anyone with health and safety responsibilities to ‘get noise at work aware’. The one day course is delivered by top industry experts and aims to improve (or refresh) your knowledge of the current legislation, noise risks, noise theory, risk ...
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Pulsar`s 2018 Noise Training Programme for Safety Managers
Pulsar launches a new training programme to help safety managers gain a better understanding of noise risks, controls, legislation and best management practices. Does your organisation use hand-held power tools or noisy machinery? If you do then you need to have a good awareness of issues raised by noise in the workplace. This brand new noise training programme for 2018 has been designed to be ...
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Noise Awareness Course in York
Pulsar have released the final date of their Noise Awareness Course programme for 2017 to be held in September. The popular 1 day face-to-face course is designed to give the person responsible for health and safety compliance at work an insight into the harmful effects of noise, acoustic terminology and principles, statutory duties and Legislation, risk assessment/noise survey techniques, and how ...
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Noise monitoring technology helps entertainment venue
When First Direct Arena opened in Leeds, UK a few years ago, they needed the perfect instrument to ensure that noise levels were kept within the UK’s health & safety regulations, whilst ensuring the best acoustic and entertainment experience for the audience. It was fitting then that a prestigious venue such as First Direct Arena would invest in the latest noise monitoring technology ...
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Noise: regulations, risks and controls
Course dates 2017 – Noise: regulations, risks and controls A solid understanding of basic noise theory, regulations, risk assessment and controls and how to measure noise in a work environment are key to a successful noise control strategy. Improve yours with a Pulsar Noise Awareness course in 2017. Pulsar have just released 3 new dates for their one day noise at work awareness courses ...
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Measuring Noise Outdoors
In recent weeks, we have received a number of calls asking for our recommendations on semi-permanent systems for measuring noise outdoors. Well, if you are specifically looking for a data logging integrating averaging sound level meter to undertake your environmental, vehicle and outdoor noise measurements, we would suggest that you take a look at the Pulsar Quantifier range. Pulsar ...
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Noise Awareness and Noise Management training
Employers have a legal responsibility to ensure the health and safety of their workers whilst at work. Business owners, managers and team leaders have a clear duty placed on them to implement and maintain the relevant procedures. As such, being able to show attendance to some noise awareness and noise management training would be advantageous. Pulsar Instruments have put together a day course ...
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Noisy sites setting alarm bells ringing?
Industrial sites such as refineries and factories will always be noisy, but with millions of people across the world occupationally exposed to hazardous noise, and noise-related hearing loss listed as one of the most prevalent occupational health concerns, what can be done about it? Arne Berndt, owner / adviser at SoundPLAN GmbH and SoundPLAN International LLC – a market leader in sound and ...
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In-depth workplace noise risk assessments
Don’t miss a thing with a custom-made noise measurement kit Pulsar Safety Professional System: the-all-in one solution to noise measurement Pulsar Instruments’ Safety Professional noise measurement system offer Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality (SHEQ) experts a custom-made solution for resolving their complex workplace noise risk assessment issues. Currently, employers are ...
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Noise Pollution – More Than Just an Inconvenience
A raft of new global studies are all pointing to how noise pollution can seriously affect your health – and you don’t need to be living directly under a flight path to be affected. Separate studies carried out over recent years claim to have found links that noise pollution can affect everything from your waist size to the weight of unborn babies and even the recovery rate of ICU ...
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Good practice guide on noise exposure and potential health effects
The Expert Panel on Noise (EPoN) is a working group that supports the European Environment Agency and European Commission with the implementation and development of an effective noise policy for Europe. The group aims to build upon tasks delivered by previous working groups, particularly regarding Directive 2002/49/EC relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise. This good ...
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