Description

Do you often receive complaints about the noise level on your building site?

Everyone knows that noise on a building site can disturb people in nearby buildings and cause disruption.

BS 5228-1 gives recommendations for basic methods of noise control relating to construction and open sites. It applies to work activities and operations that generate significant noise levels. It also includes industry-specific guidance.

The legislative background to noise control is described and recommendations are given regarding procedures for establishing effective liaison between developers, site operators and local authorities.

BS 5228-1 provides guidance concerning methods of predicting and measuring noise and assessing its impact on those exposed to it.

BS 5228-2: 2009 is also available through the TRADA Bookshop