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-theart
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).