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Treatment of factory noise nuisance

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Published: 05 October 2025

Regardless of the sector of activity, the treatment of factory noise pollution often addresses two major concerns for manufacturers, in relation to noise regulations:

• employees porotection, for what European Directive 2003/10/EC concerning the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (noise) is a reference document, fixing:
  • limit exposure values for workers to noise: exposure level L EX,8h = 87 dB (A) and peak...

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Study and construction of an anechoic room for acoustic metrology

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Published: 01 September 2025

The acoustic comfort of a car is a major issue for manufacturers, contributing significantly to the brand image; it is made possible by the installation of sufficiently quiet components and sufficiently efficient noise insulation of the passenger compartment.

The development of these hardware and of suitable soundproofing systems requires specific acoustic metrology, for the evaluation - in a wide frequency range often 20 Hz - 20 kHz to reflect human auditory perception - of the sound pressure...

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Reduction of the noise impact of an industrial site

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Published: 03 August 2025

Reducing the noise impact of an industrial site is a major concern, both in terms of preventing nuisances that could be caused by excessive noise levels, and in terms of corrective actions, when they are required (designers, equipment suppliers and operators are interested parties in this issue).

With regard to the interior of the site, a major challenge is to protect employees and external personnel passing through (visitors, service providers) from the risks of hearing trauma that can cause...

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