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After the watershed passage of the United States Noise Control Act of 1972, [2] other local and state governments passed further regulations. A noise regulation [citation needed] restricts the amount of noise, the duration of noise and the source of noise. It usually places restrictions for certain times of the day. [3]
This directive replaced the previous and in the UK became the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005. [5] Differences between the pieces of legislation included a reduction in the threshold for hearing and protection and the introduction of noise control. It introduced the daily exposure limit value as well as a permitted weekly value.
The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 (FSER22) are retrospective and require existing and new residential buildings (with more than two flats) to have minimum fire safety management records and fire safety facilities (a recommendation of phase 1 of 2021 report of the Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry.) The FSER22 are enforced by each county ...
The Building Act 1984 permits detailed regulations to be made by the UK Secretary of State and/or the Welsh Ministers (of the Senedd). The building regulations made under the Building Act 1984 have been periodically updated, rewritten or consolidated, with the latest and current version being the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (SI 2016/490).
Highway noise is today less affected by motor type, since the effects in higher speed are aerodynamic and tire noise related. Other contributions to the reduction of noise at the source are: improved tire tread designs for trucks in the 1970s, better shielding of diesel stacks in the 1980s, and local vehicle regulation of unmuffled vehicles. [13]
Breach of the health and safety regulations is a crime throughout the UK. In England and Wales contravention is punishable on summary conviction or on indictment with an unlimited fine. [ 4 ] Both individuals and corporations can be punished, [ 5 ] and sentencing practice is published by the Sentencing Guidelines Council .
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The Environmental Noise Directive (END) 2002/49/EC is a directive from the European Union to give information to the public about the noise levels in their living environment, and to assess and manage environmental noise. The directive was adopted in the year 2000.