Managing Noise and Vibration at Work

ISBN-13: 9780750663427 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 288 str.

Tim South

Opis

New EU Physical Agents Directives on Noise and Vibration will be incorporated into UK law by February 2006. Explicit action levels for vibration will be introduced, while the action levels for noise will be drastically cut. In order to comply with these Directives, companies need to assess noise and vibration levels and provide necessary protection for their employees. They are also required to monitor and if necessary reduce noise and vibration risks.

Managing Noise and Vibration at Work introduces noise and both hand-arm and whole-body vibration by explaining what they are and how they can affect the body, drawing out the similarities and differences between the hazards. It provides clear explanations of the requirements of the EU Directives and explains how to fulfill them. Practical information on measurement, making noise and vibration assessments, and approaches to controlling risk help the reader to understand the issues of noise and vibration exposure in the workplace. The text is supported by information and diagrams of measuring equipment, advice on how to plan a survey, worked examples of necessary calculations, and charts and diagrams that can be used in place of the calculations. Suitable hearing and vibration protection is detailed. Case studies help to set the subject in context and highlight common errors and pitfalls.

The book fully covers the syllabuses of the Institute of Acoustics??? certificate courses in Workplace Noise Assessment and Management of Occupational Exposure to Hand-arm Vibration. It will also be of use to those studying for the Diploma in Acoustics and Noise Control. For those studying for theNEBOSH Diploma in Health and Safety, this book satisfies modules 1E and 2E. As the Institute of Acoustics syllabuses are based on the Health and Safety Executive's guidelines, the book will also be a useful up-to-date reference for: risk managers; Health and Safety advisors and managers; occupational hygienists; environmental health officers; and HSE inspectors, especially in the Construction, Manufacturing, Agriculture and Forestry sectors.

Tim South is a Senior Lecturer in Acoustics at the School of Health and Human Sciences at Leeds Metropolitan University, and a member of the Institute of Acoustics??? Education Committee. He teaches the Institute of Acoustics courses for the Certificate of Competence in Workplace Noise Assessment, the Certificate in the Management of Occupational Exposure to Hand-arm Vibration, and also the Institute??'s Diploma in Acoustics and Noise Control. He has extensive consultancy experience in workplace noise assessments, hand-arm vibration and whole-body vibration exposure assessments.

* Shows how the new EU Physical Agents Directives on Noise and Vibration will affect businesses
* Provides the information necessary to plan a noise and vibration assessment, including checklists, forms and case studies
* Includes practical information about measuring devices and protective equipment

Recenzje

"...safety practitioners who are faced with planning to ensure compliance when the [new EU] Directives become law, will find much to interest them in this volume." - Health and Safety Review, December 2004

"...the book is one of the few that this reviewer is aware of that provides such a straightforward and readable presentation of issues related to workplace noise and vibration." - Noise Control Engineering Journal, Jan-Feb 2005

Spis treści

Noise:
Noise and how it behaves.
Human response to noise.
Measuring Noise.
Development of workplace noise control.
Doses and limits.
Assessment of noise exposure.

Hand-arm vibration:
What is vibration?
Vibration measurement.
HAVS.
The development of legal controls on hand-arm vibration exposure.
Doses and limits.
Assessment of hand-arm vibration exposure.

Whole body vibration:
The development of controls on whole body vibration.
Measurement and assessment of WBV exposure.

Reducing noise and vibration risks:
Management of noise and vibration exposure.
Noise and vibration control.
Hearing Protection.
Managing hand-arm vibration risks.
Controling Whole body vibration exposure.

Appendices:
References.
Action levels and duties.
Questions.
Answers to questions.

O autorze

Tim South