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Environmental noise is when a sites' noise emissions are impacting on noise sensitive receivers, usually residential dwellings or any place where people rest or sleep.
Government bodies regulate whether those noise emissions are considered to be acceptable or compliant through a combination of EPA policies, Regulations and Acts. Sites may also have a licence condition dictating additional requirements. These Responsible Authorities will require sites to undertake Environmental Noise Assessments to determine compliance of off-site noise emissions, usually as a result of planning, EPA works approvals, upgrades or complaints. |
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Environmental noise is when a sites' noise emissions are impacting on noise sensitive receivers, usually residential dwellings or any place where people rest or sleep.
Government bodies regulate whether those noise emissions are considered to be acceptable or compliant through a combination of EPA policies, Regulations and Acts. Sites may also have a licence condition dictating additional requirements.
Government bodies regulate whether those noise emissions are considered to be acceptable or compliant through a combination of EPA policies, Regulations and Acts. Sites may also have a licence condition dictating additional requirements.
These Responsible Authorities will require sites to undertake Environmental Noise Assessments to determine compliance of off-site noise emissions, usually as a result of planning, EPA works approvals, upgrades or complaints.
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Recently in Australia, environmental noise is being assessed less on definitive decibel levels as a 'be all and end all' to determine compliance, and more a combination of decibel levels and what is considered reasonable and practicable to reduce noise emissions to lessen impacts to human health and the environment.
Victoria are leading the way with this new approach where operators of sites now have a General Environmental Duty (GED) to minimise their off-site impacts, and can be legally required to reduce noise further, even if their noise emissions are below applicable noise limits. |
Recently in Victoria, environmental noise is no longer being assessed on definitive decibel levels alone to determine compliance, and more a combination of decibel levels and what is considered reasonable and practicable to reduce noise emissions to lessen impacts to human health and the environment.
Victoria are leading the way with this new approach where operators of sites now have a General Environmental Duty (GED) to minimise their off-site impacts, and can be legally required to reduce noise further, even if their noise emissions are below applicable noise limits.
Victoria are leading the way with this new approach where operators of sites now have a General Environmental Duty (GED) to minimise their off-site impacts, and can be legally required to reduce noise further, even if their noise emissions are below applicable noise limits.
Acoustic Compliance Australia is experienced with these nuances and can help you navigate the process. We can also negotiate with government bodies on your behalf to provide assistance in establishing a noise control program or remedial action plan.
We use state of the art predictive software to create computer noise models of sites that can determine what noise sources are responsible for excessive noise emissions, how much noise mitigation is required for each noise source to achieve compliance, and importantly, how that can be achieved with practical solutions.
We use state of the art predictive software to create computer noise models of sites that can determine what noise sources are responsible for excessive noise emissions, how much noise mitigation is required for each noise source to achieve compliance, and importantly, how that can be achieved with practical solutions.
What differentiates us from other acoustic consultancies is that our projects with Noise Modelling can also include auralisation of off-site noise emissions. This grants the ability to not only predict how loud it is at an affected residences, but also what it would sound like at or within their property and allows you to hear those predictions. Further we can demonstrate how changes at the site, such as a proposed noise mitigation measure being investigated, will change the sound at the residences.
Acoustic Compliance Australia is experienced with these nuances and can help you navigate the process. We can also provide assistance in establishing a noise control program or remedial action plan.
We use state of the art predictive software to create computer noise models of sites that can determine what noise sources are responsible for excessive noise emissions, how much noise mitigation is required for each noise source to achieve compliance, and importantly, how that can be achieved with practical solutions.
We use state of the art predictive software to create computer noise models of sites that can determine what noise sources are responsible for excessive noise emissions, how much noise mitigation is required for each noise source to achieve compliance, and importantly, how that can be achieved with practical solutions.
What differentiates us from other acoustic consultancies is that we provide auralisation of off-site environmental noise emissions.
This grants the ability to not only predict how loud it is at an affected residences, but also what it would sound like at or within their property and allows you to hear those predictions.
Further we can demonstrate how changes at the site, such as a proposed noise mitigation measure being investigated, will change the sound at the residences.
This grants the ability to not only predict how loud it is at an affected residences, but also what it would sound like at or within their property and allows you to hear those predictions.
Further we can demonstrate how changes at the site, such as a proposed noise mitigation measure being investigated, will change the sound at the residences.
