How much noise do you make? A guide to assessing and managing noise on construction sites

This guide tackles an aspect of construction that can cause the greatest damage to good relations with the general public. Excessive noise is also a significant hazard for site workers. The threat of restrictions and legal action from local authorities, the Health and Safety Executive and even private individuals, coupled with increasingly stringent legislative action, make noise an issue that needs to be taken seriously by site managers and supervisors. The guide draws extensively on BS 5228 and presents the guidance in clear, easily understood style. The main part of the guide looks at ways of predicting noise levels and provides simple formulas, with worked examples, for calculating the level of noise generated by different types of operation at various distances. It then provides guidance on the equipment, methods and frequency of measuring noise on site, and on ways of controlling it.