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AS 2436-2010
[Current]Guide to noise and vibration control on construction, demolition and maintenance sites
This Standard provides guidance on noise and vibration control in respect to construction, demolition and maintenance sites. This Standard also provides guidance for the preparation of noise and vibration management plans, work method statements and environmental impact studies.
Published: 18/05/2010
Pages: 42
Table of contents
Cited references
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Scope and general
1.1 Scope
1.2 Objective
1.3 Referenced documents
1.4 Definitions
1.5 Regulatory requirements
2 Noise and vibration control for persons on site
2.1 General
2.2 Effects of hazardous noise and vibration
2.2.1 Noise
2.2.2 Vibration
2.2.3 Low frequency high intensity noise and vibration
2.3 Management of occupational noise and vibration from plant and equipment
2.3.1 Noise
2.3.2 Vibration
2.4 Management of vibration and airblast overpressure from use of explosives
3 Noise and vibration impacts external to the site
3.1 Disturbing effects of noise and vibration
3.2 Noise and vibration impacts on the community
3.3 Qualitative assessment of noise and vibration impact
3.4 Community relations
3.5 Reversing and warning alarms
4 Project planning and supervision
4.1 General
4.2 Pre-approval/planning
4.2.1 General
4.2.2 Strategic planning
4.2.3 Concept design
4.2.4 Detailed assessment
4.3 Approval
4.4 Post-approval/construction planning for noise and vibration
4.4.1 General
4.4.2 Adoption of universal work practices
4.4.3 Consultation and notification
4.4.4 Plant and equipment
4.4.5 On site noise mitigation
4.4.6 Work scheduling
4.5 Control of noise at source
4.5.1 General
4.5.2 Substitution
4.5.3 Modification of existing equipment
4.5.4 Use and siting of equipment
4.5.5 Maintenance of equipment
4.6 Controlling the spread of noise
4.6.1 General
4.6.2 Distance
4.6.3 Screening
4.7 Control of noise at the receiver
4.8 Control of vibration
4.8.1 General
4.8.2 Monitoring of vibration
5 Methods for measurement of noise and vibration
5.1 General
5.2 Preliminary survey
5.3 Detailed survey
5.4 Follow-up survey for monitoring conditions of noise
5.5 Instrumentation for noise
5.6 Methods of measurement of noise
5.6.1 General
5.6.2 Field calibration
5.6.3 Site notes
5.6.4 Measurement positions
5.6.5 Prevailing conditions during measurements
5.6.6 Noise compliance measurements
5.7 Monitoring of vibration
Appendix A
Appendix B
B1 Introduction
B2 Noise estimation
B2.1 General
B2.2 Addition of total A-weighted sound pressure levels
B3 Sound level from a source
B3.1 Example of sound levels combined from sources at different distances
B4 Allowances to be added to or subtracted from the calculated sound pressure levels
B4.1 Screening effect of a barrier
B4.2 Allowance for reflection of sound at a building façade
B4.3 Other allowance
B4.4 Outside to inside calculations
B5 Calculation of LAeq from a mobile generator
Appendix C
Appendix D
D1 Machinery enclosures
D2 Acoustic enclosures
D3 Acoustic screens
Cited references in this standard
[Available Superseded]
Electroacoustics - Sound level meters, Part 1: Specifications
[Current]
Mechanical vibration and shock - Evaluation of human exposure to whole-body vibration - Part 5: Method for evaluation of vibration containing multiple shocks
BS 7385-2
Evaluation and measurement for vibration in buildings, Part 2: Guide to damage levels from groundborne vibration
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