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Reduction of industrial noise nuisance

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Published: 07 December 2022

The reduction of industrial noise nuisance is a key step in a project to build, renovate or bring into compliance a facility for the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. materials, energy, food) or the transformation of raw materials.

Indeed, various regulations must be considered to avoid noise nuisance in the industrial sector:

• to preserve the health of workers with respect to noise exposure^[1]
• to protect the environment against the risk of noise pollution^[2]

Otherwise, the...

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Acoustic treatment of a catering room in a school (canteen)

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Published: 08 November 2022

The acoustic treatment of a catering room in a school (canteen) meets different needs in terms of sound environment :

• provide students who go there with conditions conducive to having a meal, a restful break in their studious day, children’s discussions
• enable service personnel to have acceptable working conditions

Thus, catering premises in schools (canteens) devoid of sound-absorbing materials of sufficient quality and quantity and/or not allowing the necessary decrease in noise...

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Reduction of the sound impact of a facility

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Published: 04 October 2022

Reducing the sound impact of a facility is motivated by different considerations :

• the obligation to protect personnel assigned to process control and maintenance of the machines and production equipment concerned against excessive exposure of these workers to noise-related risks ^[1]
• the need to preserve the neighborhood from undesirable noise, in relation to exceeding the permissible levels at the property boundary ^[2] or the values authorized for emergence in Regulated Emergence Zones...

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