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2. Building regulations in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   The detailed requirements of the Building Regulations in England and Wales are scheduled within 18 separate headings, each designated by a letter (Part A to Part S), and covering aspects such as workmanship, adequate materials, structure, waterproofing and weatherisation, fire safety and means of escape, sound isolation, ventilation, safe (potable) water, protection from falling, drainage ...

3. Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 - Wikipedia

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   The regulations replaced the Noise at Work Regulations 1989 which had been introduced as a response to the 1986 European directive 86/188/EEC. [5] In 2001 the Swedish presidency of the EU put forward a proposal which would seek to replace the existing directive with a new one, 2003/10/EC. [5]

4. Noise regulation - Wikipedia

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   Regulations with specific maximum sound output levels for motor vehicles are examples. Objective Immission These regulations require an official to measure the sound received by a listener to determine whether it is acceptable without regard to the specific sound power generated by the source. Regulations with maximum allowable sound levels on ...

5. Building Act 1984 - Wikipedia

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   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).

6. Robust Details Limited - Wikipedia

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   Robust Details Limited (RDL) was formed in December 2003 [2] in response to the housebuilding industry’s request for an alternative to pre-completion sound testing (PCT) [3] as a means of satisfying the sound insulation requirements of the building regulations (in England and Wales). [4]

7. Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015

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   Text of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 , also known as CDM Regulations or CDM 2015 , which came into force on 6 April 2015, are regulations governing the way ...

8. Noise control - Wikipedia

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   Using a combination of sound absorption materials, arrays of microphones and speakers, and a digital processor, a restaurant operator can use a tablet computer to selectively control noise levels at different places in the restaurant: the microphone arrays pick up sound and send it to the digital processor, which controls the speakers to output ...

9. Soundproofing - Wikipedia

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   A pair of headphones being tested inside an anechoic chamber for soundproofing. Soundproofing is any means of impeding sound propagation.There are several methods employed including increasing the distance between the source and receiver, decoupling, using noise barriers to reflect or absorb the energy of the sound waves, using damping structures such as sound baffles for absorption, or using ...