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Rising to the Challenge of a 'Buy Quiet' Campaign
A new international initiative to encourage industry to purchase quieter tools and machinery highlights the benefits of using machines that are quiet by design, rather than installing noise control treatments retrospectively. But what can machinery manufacturers do to reduce the noise emissions of their products?
Environmental Noise Impact Assessment
Environmental noise has always been with us, from the dramatic results of thunderstorms, to the gentle rustling of leaves by the wind. There are more frequently encountered natural sources too, such as water flowing in streams, various animal calls, and the dawn chorus as birds welcome the rising sun. However, with the advent of the industrial society there has been an explosion in the number of man made sources; ever since man started to use primitive tools, noise has been the unwanted side effect.
Come On Feel the Noise!
Granted, most people work in office environments where they are not exposed to the same noise as an operator of welding working next to an aluminium die casting machine. Even fewer of us live near industrial premises, but that doesn’t mean most of us are not exposed to bothering noise. Before we go any further we need to make the simple distinction between sound and noise, and in particular workplace noise and environmental noise.
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