Noise Control Guide Downloads
Top 10 noise control techniques - simple engineering noise control techniques. Provided by the INVC, this is the top ranked noise control document on the internet - available via the HSE site here.
Noise Control: Determining the best option - noise control diagnostic procedure for all noise problems. This INVC file is the second ranked noise control document on the internet - available via the HSE site here.
Noise and Vibration Training
 Institute of Occupational Safety and Health: IOSH certified noise and HAV competency training
IOSH is the world's biggest body for health and safety professionals and is formally recognised by the ILO as an international non-governmental organisation.
 West Anglia Training Association - noise and HAV competency training courses
West Anglia Training Association (WATA) is acknowledged as a leader amongst UK training providers.
 Woodland Grange - noise and HAV competency training courses
Woodland Grange is one of the country's most respected and successful providers of health, safety and environmental training and management development programmes.
Companies and Organisations
Noise
 Sound Dead Steel - engineering noise control materials, specialist silencers and acoustic enclosures.
 Cirrus Research - noise measurement instrumentation suppliers
Casella CEL- noise measurement instrumentation suppliers
Vibration
 HAVi - simple, low cost hand-arm vibration dose and tool trigger time monitoring device
A useful device to evaluate finger on trigger times accurately. Provided reliable field data is entered into the device, it will also log the operator vibration dose for the tool.
 Proscon - Hand-Arm vibration (HAV) meter supplier
Hansford Sensors - vibration transducers, accelerometers and meters
Industrial Deafness Watch - information and guidance about noise induced hearing damage with case studies
Editorial and Press
Assessing the noise control options - cost / benefit noise control assessment
Never Measure Hand-Arm Vibration (HAV) Again - virtual HAV assessment
Legislation and Directives
Noise
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) - noise regulation, assessment, control
European Community - noise directive
Hand-Arm (HAV) and Whole Body Vibration (WBV)
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) - hand-arm vibration (HAV) regulation
Environmental Noise, Noise Nuisance
DEFRA - environmental noise regulation and management
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health - search noise nuisance
British Standards
British Standards Institute - search for noise / hand-arm vibration standard
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