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The INVC is the IOSH approved noise training organisation - and the largest provider of noise competency training in the UK and Ireland. We run general courses for IOSH and for other training organisations as well as customised in-house versions for many major companies across a wide range of industries. All noise training courses are run by practicing consultant engineers with many years of experience in the field. This makes the training highly practical (with a uniquely non-academic style and content that goes down very well with busy professionals) and therefore very effective. All course material is multi-media with matching course notes.

Public Noise Training Course Schedule
Download the public noise / vibration traing course schedule for the next year
View current training diary - contact venues direct for costs & availability

Local Authority Specific Noise Training
Best Practical Means Specification and Noise Control - Digital Noise Recording - Fan Noise Control

NOISE TRAINING
INVC noise training couples state of the art modules with additional technical and engineering support during implementation. This can include template documentation and systems to ensure you get the maximum benefit from acquiring and implementing Best Practice and Best Technology. The noise training modules below are the “standard” range. Customised versions are run regularly for particular industries - new or modified modules can also be provided to suit particular requirements. Noise training courses carry CPD points and certification where appropriate.

Occupational Noise Management Best Practice Briefing
A short, intensive noise training course for companies that wish to update policy to reflect current “best practice”. Based on material developed for the HSE/EEF road-shows to launch the new regulations, this "best practice" briefing can dramatically change your approach to noise management in just an hour.... “presentation was superb”, “best presentation .. well done”...

Occupational Noise Competency Training (IOSH certified): 3 - 5 days

A practical and enjoyable, non-academic way of becoming a competent person under the regulations. The noise courses include a unique way of performing all calculations without maths or a calculator. They are available at a variety of venues with extensive practical work. In-house versions can be modular so that managers, staff, engineers and operators can sit-in on particular elements as required. The entertainment / music industry noise competency noise training course is specifically designed for EHO's, venues, broadcasters, orchestras and event organisers.

Noise Measurement and Management Best Practice Workshop - IOSH: 1 day
The expectations of the HSE with respect to occupational noise under the Control of Noise at Work Regulations are often misunderstood, resulting in either inefficient or poor compliance. This workshop provides delegates who do not need the full IOSH noise competency training with a pragmatic guide to “best practice”. It includes basic noise measurement so that delegates can carry out quick checks against the regulatory Action Levels. As such, it is also an ideal update for those with some experience of assessing and managing noise. It gives delegates practical information on the improvements in quality and efficiency that can often be made by using the latest techniques. Download 1 day noise measurement and management programme course programme here...

Environmental Noise Competency (IOSH) Training: 3 days
Ideal for anyone involved in environmental noise measurement, management or control. This noise training course ensures that delegates have a sufficiently detailed understanding of the principles so that they can apply their expertise to any environmental noise situation.

IPPC / ISO14001 Buy Quiet Management and Noise Specification: 3 - 4 hours
Don't let suppliers waste your money on noise control that is not best practice
“ . . . probably the single most cost effective long term noise control measure a company can take . . . “. This in-house noise workshop is for use in conjunction with the de-facto UK standard template Buy Quiet documentation and procedures developed by us - versions of which are in use across a wide range of industries.

Noise Control Training and Workshops - public and customised in-house versions
Noise Control Workshop for H&S Professionals (IOSH): 1 day
Noise Control Workshop for Engineers and Designers: 1 - 3 days
These noise control training workshops include simple procedures that ensure you select the best solution to any noise problem and provides details of new, low cost engineering techniques and materials to reduce noise at source. These are modifications that can simply be retro-fitted to existing plant to provide large noise reductions at source with no effect on access, maintenance or productivity - and with virtually no down-time. The information in this course will not only change the way you and your company approach noise control, but should also reduce your costs by 50% - 90%. Download 1 day noise control course programme here...

The “for designers” version is aimed at engineers involved in the design and development of quiet plant and equipment that requires reduced noise/vibration for technical, legal or marketing reasons. Provides delegates with a detailed practical knowledge of engineering techniques and materials. Often extended to include company specific project based work.

EDUCATIONAL : MOTIVATIONAL : NOISE TOOLBOX TALKS

Hearing Damage Risk : Motivation and Protection 30mins. - 1 hour
Highly motivational material to encourage personnel to take the risks to their own hearing seriously - and to show them how to protect themselves. Includes graphic images and audio examples of damage, hearing loss and tinnitus plus the facility to perform a mass audiogram to demonstrate hearing acuity variation in the audience.

Hearing Damage Risk Toolbox Talk: CD-ROM
The short motivational course on noise is also available on CD-ROM. This makes life easier for safety and training professionals by providing material and resources on CD for use in-house. They include multimedia elements and full script documentation. Support is also available as an initial INVC presentation to train trainers. Customised versions can also be generated if required.

NOISE TRAINING FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES
BPM / BAT - Noise Recording - Fan Noise Control

We have developed a suite of very successful noise training workshops for EHOs. These include the following workshops and the full Music and Entertainment Industry noise competency course for those responsible for policing the new regulations.

Best Practicable Means (BPM) / Best Available Technology (BAT) Noise Control Workshop
"Best Practicable Means" (or BAT) for noise control can mean different things to different people - particularly where levels of specialised expertise in noise vary. This noise training workshop provides practical guidelines (and background information) that can be followed by non-specialists to establish just what constitutes “best practice” covering:-

• setting effective noise specifications
• providing non-engineers with the only effective procedure to define the conditions for BAT noise control
• assessing whether the correct BPM procedure has been followed

Digital Noise Recording Workshop + Noise Nuisance Recording
The use of various digital and DAT recorders for noise recording in the field has become increasingly common. This workshop covers the procedures required to obtain accurate and reliable calibrated recordings using both hand held and purpose built complainant operated equipment (noise nuisance recorders. It also covers the objective and rapid analysis of recorded data (particularly on PCs). Also included is the use of frequency analysis (for BS 4142) and for noise source diagnosis.The aims of the noise training are to ensure that delegates are confident in the use and calibration of all types of recorder and in the rapid, accurate processing and analysis of recordings.

Fan Noise Control Training Course
From large industrial units to fast food restaurant kitchen extract fans, fans of all kinds are the single most common environmental noise source. This workshop provides detailed guidance on “best practice” to assess (eg setting specifications where there is tonal content) and control fan noise from all types of fan.The aims of the workshop are to provide delegates with case studies on measurement, setting noise specifications,materials, installation details, silencers and simple, low cost fan noise reduction retro-fixes for many small fan installations.

Music Venue Noise Assessment Workshop
This workshop is based on extracts from the 3 day IOSH Entertainment Industry Noise Competency course that have been customised to suit the requirements of Local Authorities. Targeted at measuring and assessing the risks to hearing in pubs, clubs and other venues, it is highly practical, "entertaining" and provides delegates with the skills and knowledge they need to make the process as simple and effective as possible.

SPECIALISED NOISE TRAINING COURSES
Specialised noise training courses are also available, either in-house or at our premises covering topics such as Product Testing, Best Practicable Means and Environmental Noise Specification, DAT / Digital Recording and Analysis, Signal Processing and Analysis ... Contact us if you would like to discuss particular training requirements.

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