Noise Control in the Workplace is Essential and a Legal Requirement
Noise control products can be used to control noise easily in the work environment where there is operation of machinery. At work noise can be a danger to safety in many ways. First of all noise exposure in the workplace can cause irreversible loss in hearing for those who work in the area. Secondly, exposure to noise constantly in the workplace contributes largely to stress. Thirdly, a loud noise can cause hindrance in communication between people, there can be instructions not heard or misunderstood, fire alarms not heard, and warning signals from machinery. The other dangers are exposure to too much noise and vibration levels can severely affect hearing and touch. If there is difficulty in people hearing what others talk, or for being understood have to shout at a one meter distance, there is likely to be damaging levels of noise.
Reduction of Noise in the Workplace
Every situation is unique and assessments are needed for being able to get the best results for reduction in noise for every situation. For example, presently you may have staff that wear personal hearing protection since nearby a loud piece of equipment is operational. An acoustic enclosure could be used with the right assistance and assessment from noise control experts. The piece of equipment has to be surrounded with sound absorption panels. This may create an environment where there is a comfortable noise level and at a personal level there is no longer need for staff to protect their hearing. When the acoustic enclosure is designed, temperature control, air exchange, and other necessary factors that enable your equipment to work best have to be considered.
Answers to be Found
Whether there is a noise problem in your workplace is worth considering, and these simple questions must be asked for you to be able in determining if steps have to be taken for eliminating the noise from your environment.
1. Is there an intrusion of noise like a busy restaurant or a vacuum cleaner for most of the day into your environment?
2. Does your voice have to be raised most of the day for carrying out a normal conversation around 2 meters away?
3. Whether your industry is one that is known to be noisy. E.g. Engineering, plastics processing.
4. Are noises there from operations like pneumatic tools, hammering taking place?
If your answer to any of these questions is yes, then noise control experts should properly assess noise in your environment. They will be able to manufacture, advise, supply, and install noise control products like soundproof doors, flexible noise control barriers, acoustic enclosures, baffle silencers, attenuators, modular acoustic panel, and much more.