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  2. Occupational noise - Wikipedia

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    Occupational noise, or industrial noise, is often a term used in occupational safety and health, as sustained exposure can cause permanent hearing damage. Occupational noise is considered an occupational hazard traditionally linked to loud industries such as ship-building , mining , railroad work, welding , and construction , but can be present ...

  3. Noise control - Wikipedia

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    Industrial noise control is a subset of interior architectural control of noise, with emphasis on specific methods of sound isolation from industrial machinery and for protection of workers at their task stations. Sound masking is the active addition of noise to reduce the annoyance of certain sounds, the opposite of soundproofing.

  4. Noise regulation - Wikipedia

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    The EPA coordinated all federal noise control activities through its Office of Noise Abatement and Control. The EPA phased out the office's funding in 1982 as part of a shift in federal noise control policy to transfer the primary responsibility of regulating noise to state and local governments. However, the Noise Control Act of 1972 and the ...

  5. List of noise topics - Wikipedia

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    Download QR code; Print/export ... Industrial noise; Noise barrier; Noise control; Noise health effects ... Train noise; Noise reduction. Active noise control = anti ...

  6. Noise Control Act - Wikipedia

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    The Noise Pollution and Abatement Act of 1972 is a statute of the United States initiating a federal program of regulating noise pollution with the intent of protecting human health and minimizing annoyance of noise to the general public. [1]

  7. Acoustical engineering - Wikipedia

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    Control at the source is the most cost-effective way of providing noise control. Noise control engineering applied to cars and trucks is known as noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH). Other techniques to reduce product noise include vibration isolation , application of acoustic absorbent and acoustic enclosures.

  8. Category:Safety codes - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Safety codes" The following 80 pages are in this category, out of 80 total. ... Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005; Control of Vibration at ...

  9. Category:Noise control - Wikipedia

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