Summary: This guidance document sets out the EPA's requirements with regard to Annual Noise Surveys and outlines survey and assessment methodologies which fulfill the general licensing requirements for noise. The guidance also contains a checklist for the drafting of annual Noise Survey Reports. It should be read in conjunction with the Guidance Note for Noise in relation to Scheduled Activities.
Published: 2003
ISBN: 1-84095-113-3
Pages: 15
Filesize: 84KB
Format: pdf
This guidance document sets out the EPA's requirements with regard to Annual Noise Surveys and outlines survey and assessment methodologies which fulfill the general licensing requirements for noise. It does not consider vibration measurement or assessment. The guidance also contains a checklist for the drafting of annual Noise Survey Reports. It should be read in conjunction with the Guidance Note for Noise in relation to Scheduled Activities, 2nd Edition (2006).
The document covers the scope of an annual noise survey and the requirements of the personnel carrying out the survey. It outlines the survey methodologies and assessment procedures and requirement in relation to the positions at which monitoring should be carried out and the equipment that should be used to undertake the monitoring.
