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Items Tagged with 'noise reduction'

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Acoustic panels quiet harsh noise in wastewater treatment plant

Vince Cavaseno
September 30, 2020

The Orange County Sanitation District in Huntington Beach, California provides wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal services for approximately 2.6 million people. They had a combination of loud industrial equipment, cavernous space, and highly reflective surfaces creating an acoustic nightmare.


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Acoustic panels reduce the roar at a solids dewatering plant

Acoustic panels reduce the roar at a solids dewatering plant

Absorbing the noise
Vince Cavaseno
February 25, 2020

The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority in Albuquerque, New Mexico operates a 76-million gallons per day (rated capacity) wastewater treatment plant that treats a daily average of five million gallons of sewage from New Mexico’s largest city and its surroundings.


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Hearing Protector Attenuation Ratings and the Benefits of Fit-Testing

Behind the Numbers: Hearing Protectors

Understanding Hearing Protector Attenuation Ratings and the Benefits of Fit-Testing
Laurie Wells, Au.D. Carly Engels Johnston
February 25, 2020

In most countries, hearing protectors are required by law to be tested and labeled in a specific way. The idea is that by using a standardized measurement method and a straightforward, one-number rating, it should help users decide which hearing protector to choose. However, it turns that one number often doesn’t tell the whole story.


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Noise Reduction Ratings

Calculating Noise Reduction Ratings

NRRs extend from 0 to 33 decibels in the U.S.
Brad Witt
June 1, 2016
OSHA regulations describe the need for a continuing, effective hearing conservation program for the workplace.
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Measuring noise exposure

Three keys to achieve accurate readings
January 4, 2016

We all know that the requirements for OSHA workplace noise measurements involve establishing the individual noise exposure for our workers to be sure that we are protecting them from excessively high noise levels.


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Hearing protection: Don’t rely solely on Noise Reduction Ratings for protection

Theresa Y. Schulz, Lt. Col. U.S. Air Force (retired) Ph.D.
April 1, 2015
Noise control is difficult in refining and chemical plant environments. To mitigate hazardous noise, personal protective equipment (PPE), i.e. hearing protection, is often required.


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Lessons in workplace hearing protection

Barry Robinson
November 1, 2012
Cost injuries that occur on the job are immediately obvious; the injury — or at least the pain associated with the injury — will present itself right away.


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Smart muff

August 1, 2012
The new Sensear Intrinsically Safe Smart Muff is powered by SENS (Speech Enhancement, Noise Suppression) technology, which enhances speech and suppresses background noise so workers can hear speech and stay protected in high noise environments while remaining aware of their surroundings.


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All-weather sound panels

August 1, 2012
Acoustiblok’s All Weather Sound Panels are great for industrial noise problems as they both block and absorb noise occurring indoors and outdoors.


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Industrial Hygiene

Empower workers against overexposure

Fit-test earplugs as a training tool
Theresa Y. Schulz, Lt. Col. U.S. Air Force (retired) Ph.D.
May 3, 2012
Research has shown that worker self-efficacy is an important factor in the use of hearing protection.


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