Managing Noise And Vibration At Work

摘要

THIS is a very useful and well laid out handbook, running to 240 pages plus appendices. The primary purpose of any handbook aimed at clarifying regulations and assisting in their implementation is fulfilled if the book is more readily understood than the regulations themselves. The author draws on his wide experience of noise and vibration consultancy in industry, and on the practical aspects of the course he teaches at both Leeds Metropolitan University and the institute of Acoustics, and succeeds admirably. The book was prompted by the imminent incorporation into UK law of the EU Physical Agents Directives governing the exposure of working people to noise, hand-arm vibration (HAV) and whole body vibration (WBV). The new Regulations will impose explicit action levels for vibration and drastically reduce the current action levels for workplace noise. In order to meet their obligations, employers will have to assess noise and vibration levels and provide whatever personal protection is necessary. Because they must also monitor and, if necessary, reduce the risks, then a degree of competence in the measurement of noise and vibration will be required.