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What are the Principal Characteristics of Noise?
Noise is an unpleasant and unwanted sound that can disrupt our daily lives. There are several key characteristics of noise that are important to understand in order to mitigate its negative effects. One of the main features of noise is its unpredictability. Unlike...
Why do you need an acoustic consultant
Acoustic consultant An acoustic consultant can help to design, assess, manage and control sound and vibrations in the built environment. They might provide consultancy for the design or assessment of acoustics in homes, workplaces, leisure facilities, the outdoor...
The Value of Audiometric Testing in the Work Environment
According to the OHSA act it is required for each company to make audiometric testing available to all employees who are exposed to eight hours of noise that exceeds eighty five decibels. If you are employed with a company and within the first six months you are...
Balance Noise in Your Workplace
The ability to hear protects us from danger on a daily basis, sometimes without us even knowing it. This is because our ears monitor our safety 24/7....whether it’s a smoke alarm going off, a car horn beeping or the warning tone of the train doors closing. So it's not...
Case Study – Local Council
Executive Summary This case study discusses how noise testing using dosimeters helped our client determine and assess the level of noise-exposed by their workers. The case study shares the methodology used to measure noise exposure level and value delivered to the...
The Hierarchy of Noise Control: Why It’s Important and How to Apply It in the Workplace
Ok, so you have a noise problem in the workplace…..how should you control it? It may be tempting to reach for the earplugs and determine the noise to be controlled but let’s not put up the “Safety is No.1” signs just yet. Hearing protection such as earplugs or...
Noise Measurement – Using a Sound Level Meter vs. Dosimeter
Business regularly conducts noise assessment to determine noise level in the workplace that their workers' exposure. It is a legal requirement that your take appropriate measure to ensure your employees is not exposed to noise level above the exposure standard. The...
The Science of Noise-Induced Hearing loss
Noise is unwanted sound judged to be unpleasant, loud or disruptive to hearing. In most workplaces, noise is an issue. From a physical standpoint, both noise and sound are same; both are vibration through a medium, such as air or water. The differences arise when the...
Workplace Noise Regulations
Do you know what legislation and Australian Workplace Audiometric testing Standards apply to your business? Please see below for information relating to Occupation Noise Law in Australia. All the information is taken directly from the Standards, Act’s and work noise...
Noise in the Workplace
Noise in the Workplace what you should know to remain compliant Noise in the workplace is more of a risk than ever to Australian businesses. One would think that as technology advances noise levels in the workplace would decrease. But with KPI’s pushed higher and...