{"id":875,"date":"2024-01-08T08:28:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T08:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hazardco.com\/au\/?p=875"},"modified":"2024-07-09T03:23:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T03:23:01","slug":"how-to-manage-noise-on-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hazardco.com\/au\/blog\/how-to-manage-noise-on-site\/","title":{"rendered":"How to manage noise on-site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Worksites tend to be filled with constant noise from tools and machinery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While noise often means things are getting done, there is a downside to it. Hazardous noise can affect a worker&#8217;s physical and mental wellbeing including hearing loss, stress, and lower productivity. So to help you protect your hearing, here are a few helpful tips to keep your ears in tip-top-shape.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Understand noise and it\u2019s path<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Understanding what makes noise on-site and how it impacts people and different areas on site is critical. Ask yourself and your workers:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where does most of the noise come from?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What tools or machinery are the loudest?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How does noise travel around the site?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once you understand the answers to the above, you can start putting actions into place to control noise on-site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Be sure to monitor and review the controls throughout the project, as different stages will create varying levels of noise.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Eliminate or reduce<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The easiest way to decrease the effect of excessive noise on your site is to eliminate the source of noise completely. But, chances are this isn\u2019t possible on a busy site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The next best thing is to reduce noise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A couple of easy ways to do this include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Using less powerful tools<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Can the work be done differently to reduce noise levels<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keep noisy machinery or work stations away from walls or corners \u2013 really anywhere noise can bounce off and echo throughout site<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Isolation<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Isolation involves creating a dedicated space for \u2018noisy work\u2019. This could be an enclosed room or area of site where all noisy work and machinery is used or placing workers in an enclosed cabin when operating mobile plant. This helps to block the path of noise and reduce the levels that reach your team.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Engineering<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Having a good understanding of how machinery and tools operate can help modify processes to reduce noise at the source. Engineering controls can include choosing attachments or parts that are noise reducing, or changing the way machinery and tools are used.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Vibrations<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With noise comes vibrations. These vibrations can be just as harmful as the noise itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here are a few strategies to help decrease vibrations when using machines or power tools:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Heavy surfaces vibrate less and radiate less noise. So if you can, perform all work with power tools on heavy surfaces, such as concrete.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you can, work on benches\/ surfaces that aren\u2019t solid \u2013 holes allow noise to escape and not bounce off the surface.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Place machinery or generators in an area of site where they are not trapped by walls unless they are made of noise-cancelling\/absorbing materials.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s not possible to escape noise on-site, however we can put steps in place to help reduce the effect that noise has on us while we\u2019re working.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Worksites tend to be filled with constant noise from tools and machinery. While noise often means things are getting done, there is a downside to it. 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