Abstract
Adequate control of industrial noise is essential to ensure that local residents are not subjected to nuisance and that people on site are not exposed to noise levels which cause hearing impairment.
Noise control engineering should be an integral part of the design process. This paper explains what noise limits must be met and how the noise control requirements should be incorporated in the project. It is shown how noise control interacts with other engineering disciplines to achieve the optimum cost effective design. This is contrasted with the situations which could arise if noise control were considered an add-on feature which is included after the overall design has been completed, or, worse still, after commissioning.
It is concluded that involving a noise control engineer from the early planning of a project, through the design stage and ultimately carrying out a post-commissioning noise survey, ensures that noise control engineering expertise is used effectively, technical feedback is maximized and the right standard of noise control is achieved at minimum cost.
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