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environmental noise and vibration
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 Noise and Vibration Courses
View our public Noise and HAV course schedule for the year.
".. superb.. the best course I have ever been on.."

 New and Featured

Noise Control Knowledgebase
On-line best practice resource

We have been retained to develop a net-based noise control engineering database for an international blue-chip company. This will generate very substantial cost savings by ensuring that best practice noise control measures are disseminated and implemented world-wide.

Combustion Noise Control
Via yoghurt based technology...
Burner noise was eliminated at source at c1% of the cost of conventional non-yoghurt based noise control techniques.

Fan Abatement Notice Begone...
A noise abatement notice was lifted following fan noise control at source without silencers and at a fraction of the cost of conventional measures.

Construction / Demolition
Cost saving innovations in noise and vibration management...
New management and control techniques are re-defining best practice in the industry.

Hygienic Noise Control
Sidestep the usual hygiene issues
New noise control techniques for the food, electronics, confectionery and pharmaceutical industries.

Entertainment / Music Noise
New noise competency course
Specifically designed for the industry, it provides a pragmatic guide to meeting the new requirements that apply in 2008.

Piling Noise and Vibration
Automated monitoring and analysis plus mobile phone alerts developed for the Heathrow Express tunnels.

Noise Kills - New Risk Data
New WHO research quantifies the proportion of deaths directly attributable to environmental noise exposure.

Noise and Vibration Measurement, Control and Training

Award winning noise control technology reduces typical project costs by 50 - 80% ...

Widely recognised as the leading UK exponents of best practice in noise and vibration control and management, the INVC is the ideal first port of call for advice, information and practical solutions to noise and vibration problems. Search the site for examples or contact us for independent advice on noise and vibration control from an expert consultant.

noise control innovative, self-financing noise control at source technology

hand-arm-vibrationHAV database - never measure hand-arm vibration again?

noise and vibration trainingthe major provider of Noise and HAV competency training in the UK

environmental noise controlenvironmental noise control - we define Best Available Technology (BAT)

News - INVC Wins Rushlight Environmental Noise Award

Corus Fan Noise Control Project Saves £1 million
Probably the most successful fan noise control project in history....
rushlight environmental noise control award

The Rushlight Awards celebrate the leading organisations which have furthered environmental technology and innovation. The award was presented by Gloria Elliott of the Noise Abatement Society for our fan noise control project at a Corus steel-works. The figures speak for themselves: 3 fans; 94% reduction in noise; c £200k annual savings on power / carbon and c £800k capital cost saving compared with conventional technology. We are rather proud of these numbers....
More award project details ......................Contact us for more information on fan noise control


Buy Quiet Noise Purchasing Policy - Caveat Emptor....
Don't let your suppliers waste your money on noise control that is not best practice buy quiet noise purchasing policy

A “Buy Quiet” purchasing policy for new plant can either be the single most cost effective - or one of the most expensive - long term noise control measures that a company can take. The difference between the two lies in the way that the policy is implemented. As most suppliers have little expertise in engineering noise reduction, it is up to you to implement an effective Buy Quiet purchasing policy to ensure that best practice is used. Contact us to discuss our de-facto UK standard template policies and training options.

Best Practice in Environmental Noise Control with Free Occupational Noise Benefits...
Corrugator noise control eliminates noise nuisance, PPE - and reduces costs by 80% ...
corrugator-noise-control-at-source
Noise control at source on the corrugator plant inside the building not only lifted the abatement notice, but also the requirement for mandatory PPE for operators - definitely best practice as it also reduced the cost from £125,000 down to £25,000.... Northern Packaging would certainly agree that this approach results in Best Available Technology (BAT).

Unnecessary Noise Assessments are Common - act to reduce your management costs
In place of yet another costly occupational noise assessment telling you what you already know, the Noise Management Audit benchmarks current procedures and provides you with a pragmatic Action Plan for best practice (including costed noise control options based on the latest innovations - the keystone of the regulations). This dramatically reduces costs and also provides the certification required to prove that PPE is the only option for long term risk management.

HAV Management Audit - dramatically reduce your HAV risk management costs
The Audit is the fastest and most effective way to ensure compliance with current best practice in HAV assessment and risk management. It generates a detailed Action Plan with full technical support based on innovations that can reduce costs by up to 80%.

Self-Financing Noise Control - innovative engineering noise control technology
The concept of "self-financing noise control" sounds like an oxymoron - unless you are familiar with the innovative new technology and materials that make it possible. Imagine noise control measures that actually reduce operating costs - we have.... Find out if you can turn this regulatory requirement into a profitable exercise.

Comment and Opinion - Sounding-Off
Acoustic shock "shock", psychological silencing, placebo HAV PPE, noise kills people...

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noise control audit - digital noise assessment - noise competency training - noise training - product noise control - fan noise control - VWF (Vibration White Finger) - Hand-Arm Vibration (HAV) assessment - HAV competency training - HAV database (HAV-Base) - Whole Body Vibration (WBV) measurement - environmental noise control - noise nuisance - environmental noise monitoring - production line testing (noise and vibration) - noise nuisance / annoyance recorders - frequency analyser and noise analyser software

Industrial Noise & Vibration Centre
889 Plymouth Road, Slough Berks SL1 4LP
Tel: 01753 698800 Fax: 01753 567 988
email:consult@invc.co.uk

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