1 - AS 2436-1981 GUIDE TO NOISE CONTROL ON CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND DEMOLITION SITES
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - SECTION 1. SCOPE AND GENERAL
6 - 1.1 SCOPE.
6 - 1.2 APPLICATION.
6 - 1.3 DEFINITIONS.
6 - 1.4 STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS.
7 - SECTION 2. NOISE AND PERSONS ON SITE
7 - 2.1 GENERAL.
7 - 2.1.1 Training.
7 - 2.1.2 Self-help by Workmen.
7 - 2.2 NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS.
7 - 2.3 PROTECTION OF PERSONS.
7 - 2.4 HEARING PROTECTION.
7 - 2.5 SELECTION AND USE OF HEARING PROTECTION DEVICES.
8 - 2.6 ADDITIONAL EFFECTS OF NOISE ON PERSONS ON SITE
9 - SECTION 3. NOISE AND NEIGHBOURHOOD NUISANCE
9 - 3.1 DISTURBING EFFECTS OF NOISE.
9 - 3.2 LEVELS OF NEIGHBOURHOOD NOISE.
9 - 3.3 MONITORING.
10 - SECTION 4. PROJECT SUPERVISION
10 - 4.1 GENERAL.
10 - 4.2 PLANNING STAGE.
10 - 4.3 DESIGN STAGE.
10 - 4.4 TENDER STAGE.
10 - 4.5 CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND DEMOLITION STAGE
10 - 4.6 COMMUNITY RELATIONS.
11 - SECTION 5. METHODS
11 - 5.1 GENERAL.
11 - 5.2 PRELIMINARY SURVEY.
11 - 5.3 DETAILED SURVEY.
11 - 5.4 FOLLOW-UP SURVEY FOR MONITORING CONDITIONS OF NOISE
11 - 5.5 METHOD OF MEASUREMENT OF SOUND IN NEIGHBOURHOOD AREAS
11 - 5.6 METHOD OF MEASUREMENT OF SOUND FOR HEARING CONSERVATION
11 - 5.7 METHOD OF MEASUREMENT OF SOUND FOR MONITORING PURPOSES
12 - SECTION 6. CONTROL OF NOISE
12 - 6.1 CONTROL OF NOISE AT SOURCE.
12 - 6.1.1 General.
12 - 6.1.2 Substitution.
12 - 6.1.3 Modification of Existing Equipment.
12 - 6.1.4 Use and Siting of Equipment.
12 - 6.1.5 Maintenance of Equipment.
13 - 6.2 CONTROLLING THE SPREAD OF NOISE.
13 - 6.2.1 General.
13 - 6.2.2 Distance.
13 - 6.2.3 Screening.
14 - APPENDIX A - NOTES FOR GUIDANCE RELATING TO APPLICABLE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS
14 - A1 SCOPE.
14 - A2 LIST OF RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES.
14 - A3 STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS.
14 - A4 CONTRACT.
16 - APPENDIX B - ESTIMATING NOISE FROM SITES
16 - B1 INTRODUCTION.
16 - B2 NOISE ESTIMATION.
16 - B3 SOUND LEVEL FROM A SOURCE.
16 - B4 ALLOWANCES TO BE ADDED TO OR SUBTRACTED FROM THE CALCULATED SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS.
18 - B5 A-WEIGHTED EQUIVALENT CONTINUOUS SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL
18 - B6 EXAMPLES OF CALCULATIONS.
21 - APPENDIX C - LEVELS OF NEIGHBOURHOOD NOISE
21 - C1 GENERAL A-WEIGHTED SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS DURING THE DAYTIME
21 - C2 HIGHER A-WEIGHTED SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME
21 - C3 A-WEIGHTED SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS OUTSIDE NORMAL WEEKDAY WORKING
22 - APPENDIX D - GUIDE TO NEIGHBOURHOODSOUND LEVELS FROM CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND DEMOLITION PLANT
26 - APPENDIX E - NOISE SOURCES, REMEDIES AND THEIR EFFECTIVENESS
28 - APPENDIX F - ACOUSTIC SCREENS AND ENCLOSURES
28 - F1 MACHINERY ENCLOSURES.
28 - F2 ACOUSTIC ENCLOSURES.
28 - F3 ACOUSTIC SCREENS.