HE1940 : Industrial Hygiene Certification Program: BOHS-M503: Noise - Measurement and Its Effects (Accredited by the British Occupational Hygiene Society - BOHS)

 This practical and highly-interactive course includes various practical sessions and exercises. Theory learnt will be applied using our state-of-the art simulators. This course aims to provide candidates with an appreciation of the nature of noise and vibration hazards in the workplace and the effects of noise, and vibration, on people. It also details the approach in carrying out noise and vibration assessments in the workplace and in the general environment, and to determine the significance of measurement data in relation to the various standards for compliance. On completing this course successfully, participants will be able to:- • Describe the consequences to health and wellbeing of excessive exposure to noise • Understand the measurement (including dosimetry) of noise in relation to current standards • Conduct surveys in the workplace to assess risks from noise • Advise on the need and means of control including PPE • Appreciate and advise on environmental noise assessment and concerns • Understand current standards and good practice in these fields 

 This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of BOHS-M503: Noise – Measurement and Its Effects. It covers the physics of noise covering the properties of sound and definitions and measurements units-noise; the various limits to noise, and vibration, exposure, and the role of health surveillance, including audiometry, in reducing risk; the ear and its response to sound, audiometry and noise exposure limits; the major sources of industrial noise and vibration and community noise; and the assessment of the noise risk covering sound level meters, frequency analysis, personal noise dosimetry and sound power and sound intensity measurements. During the interactive course, paticipants will learn the noise control and hearing protection by controlling the noise generated at source and noise generated by administrative means; the hearing protection and environemnt noise assessment; the propagation of sound, instrumentation and noise measurement and assessment; the proper measurement and control of vibration and the relevant exposure limits; the relevant exposure standards for noise; the interpretation of environmental noise measurements; and the impacts of intermittent or tonal components in the noise. This course will require at least 45 hours of study time, of which at least 37 hours will be taught (teaching and practical assessments) and 8 hours will be independent (in the candidates’ own time).