Noise Measurement
We offer a wide range of noise measurement and noise monitoring
services, from simple acoustic testing such as a noise survey for
a single machine in industry, to a detailed noise at work risk assessment
of an entire factory, an environmental impact noise assessment,
an IPPC noise measurement service, and other noise measurement exercises.
Noise at Work Risk Assessment
We have a reputation for providing accurate, thorough and reliable
measurement and assessment of workers' noise exposures. Customers
often compliment us on the high quality of our noise at work risk
assessments and compare them favourably with cheap noise surveys
that they have had previously, many of which do not properly measure
/ assess the noise exposure of workers, so fail to comply with the
Control of Noise at Work Regulations. In the words of one such industrial
company:
"The first
cheap noise survey carried out by another organisation was a complete
waste of money - worse than useless. Your noise assessment was
most detailed, thorough and very professional. We have complete
confidence in it ....
excellent value for money".
Noise Control Assessment
Our industrial noise control assessments have saved many companies
tens of thousands of pounds. This has been achieved by accurately
pinpointing the major noise source(s) and assessing a much wider
range of noise reduction solutions than usually considered, including
solutions that use the latest noise reduction technology to reduce
the noise at source at very low cost.
We use sophisticated diagnostic vibration and noise measurement
equipment plus narrow band frequency analysis to identify noise
sources. This is much more accurate than the coarse 1/3 octave frequency
measurement and analysis used by most other companies. Our diagnostic
techniques are so accurate that they can pinpoint noise sources
even down to an individual bearing, gear or fan.
Example: A drink company was considering
fitting stainless steel silencers to 3 fans in an attempt to solve
an industrial noise nuisance problem. However, our diagnostic noise
assessment showed that the nuisance was not caused by the fans,
but by a badly worn bearing on a conveyor motor situated outside
their factory. So we saved the company wasting £18,000 on
stainless steel silencers that would have failed to solve the problem.
Example: An industrial manufacturing
company was preparing to fit acoustic absorbent panels on the factory
ceiling at a cost of £70,000. Our noise assessment showed
that this would have reduced the noise exposure of workers by less
than ½ dBA!
Our noise reduction assessment identified a much more cost-effective
solution: engineering modifications that suppress the impact noise
at source. These were adopted by the company and, not only achieved
considerably higher noise reduction than the planned acoustic panels
(5.5 dBA reduction, to 80 dBA), but cost £63,000 less!
Other types of Noise Survey & Measurement
Although most of our work is for industry, we also provide other
types of noise survey, acoustic testing, noise measurement and noise
monitoring service - if it needs measuring we can do it!
This includes a noise measurement and noise assessment service
in support of planning applications for housing and other developments
where noise is an issue, an environmental impact noise assessment
service, IPPC noise survey, noise measurement or monitoring of a
variety of sources, etc.
It also includes diagnostic noise surveys to determine the relative
contributions of noise transmitted into a building, office, flat,
house, hotel (and other) rooms from airborne and structure-borne
(i.e. due to vibration) paths. This is important because the solution
for each is different.
Hence, by pinpointing the main transmission path and the most appropriate
solution, our diagnostic noise measurements can save you wasting
large sums of money on solutions that provide little or no noise
reduction (which is an all too common occurrence!).
To obtain a brochure or a quotation, or to find out how we can
help you with noise measurement, a noise at work risk assessment,
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