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Noise Measurement
Occupational Noise Surveys
This is a technical document that gives details on how noise surveys should be performed and how the results should be reported. See also the companion document, Basic Noise Calculations.
Source: WorkSafeBC 
* PDF (685 KB)
Basic Noise Calculations
This document explains how occupational noise measurements can be refined and used to calculate noise exposure levels. Anyone who has worked through the companion document, Occupational Noise Surveys, may need the information in Basic Noise Calculations.
Source: WorkSafeBC
* PDF (624 KB)
Construction Noise
This report examines the noise exposure of construction workers -- especially labourers, identifies the main noise sources to which workers are exposed to and discusses engineering controls capable of reducing the noise at source.
Source: WorkSafeBC
* PDF (316 KB)
Determining School Music Teachers' Noise Exposure
This report describes a study of the noise exposure for school music teachers.
Source: WorkSafeBC
* PDF (45 KB)
Noise Survey Project 1 - Automobile Repair/Service, Garment Industry, Dry Cleaning, Hospitals
This report describes noise survey results for various operations including: automobile repair/service, garment industry, dry cleaning, and hospitals.
Source: WorkSafeBC
* PDF (170 KB)
Noise Survey Project 2 - Fast Food, Retail Bakery, Retail Meat Cutting, Roofing, Construction, Mobile Equipment Operators
This report describes noise survey results for various operations including: fast food, retail bakery, retail meat cutting, roofing, construction, and mobile equipment operators.
Source: WorkSafeBC
* PDF (126 KB)
Sound Advice - Noise Measurement
Measuring workplace noise identifies workers exposed to hazardous noise who require hearing protection, hearing testing and education and training. It identifies noisy areas which must be posted with warning signs, and may identify important noise sources for noise control options.
Source: WorkSafeBC
* PDF (190 KB)
How Loud is it? (Handouts)
How Loud Is It? is a series of handouts listing typical noise exposures in a variety of industries, as well as off the job noise levels.
Source: WorkSafeBC
* Construction (PDF 57 KB)
* Fishing (PDF 112 KB)
* General (PDF 66 KB)
* Logging (PDF 71 KB)
* Municipalities (PDF 80 KB)
* Off the Job (PDF 108 KB)
* Public Schools (PDF 64 KB)
* Pulpmills (PDF 76 KB)
* Sawmills (PDF 111 KB)
* Ship Building (PDF 61 KB)
* Waste Management (PDF 95 KB)
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