From manufacturing and engineering, to the entertainment industry and schools, noisy environments need to be monitored both for the welfare of employees and the wider community. Following the introduction of The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, businesses need to be aware of their employees hearing needs; extensive noise surveys need to be carried [...]
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Mar
16
Mar
Read our noise measurement case studies
We’ve added some new case studies to our main website, one of which covers the doseBadge Noise Dosimeter. You can read about how our sound level meters and noise dosimeters are helping our customers with their noise measurements. Click here to see the latest case studies.
13
Mar
NoiseTools software now available for the doseBadge
The NoiseTools software package is now available for use with the doseBadge Noise Dosimeter. NoiseTools is the download and reporting software that has been supplied with the optimus sound level meters and allows user to retrieve data from their instruments, view the measurements and produce reports. Existing measurements that have been downloaded with the dBLink3 [...]
07
Dec
Glossary & Terminology of Noise Measurement
Terminology The doseBadge and Reader can produce the following metrics as defined in the relevant standards. Some of these are available on the Reader display, others require a printer or the computer software supplied. When the data is downloaded from the RC:110A Reader unit to the doseBadge software, the following parameters are provided: LAeq The [...]
07
Dec
Why don’t Noise Dosemeters have a Class or Type designation?
All of the noise measurement instruments that you use should comply with one or more standards which specify the accuracy that the unit should have. There are many different standards for noise measurement instruments such as sound level meters, noise dosemeters and acoustic calibrators and these will each have their own specific requirements, tolerances and [...]
07
Dec
What do you need to measure for the 2005 Control of Noise at Work Regulations?
When making measurements to estimate the noise exposure of a person at work, you need to ascertain the equivalent continuous A-weighted sound pressure level (LAeq) that represents the noise the person is exposed to during the working day. You also need to ascertain the maximum C-weighted peak sound pressure level or levels to which the [...]
