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BS 5228-1:1997

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Noise and vibration control on construction and open sites Code of practice for basic information and procedures for noise and vibration control

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

01-01-2009

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-05-1997

£276.00
Excluding VAT

Committees responsible
Foreword
Code of practice
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
4 Legislative background
5 Community relations
6 Training
7 Noise and vibration and persons on site
8 Noise and vibration neighbourhood nuisance
9 Project supervision
10 Control of noise and vibration
Annexes
A (informative) EC and UK noise legislation
B (informative) Noise sources, remedies and their
    effectiveness
C (informative) Guide to sound level data on site equipment
    and site activities
D (informative) Estimating noise from sites
E (normative) Noise monitoring
F (informative) Bibliography
Tables
B.1 Methods of reducing sound levels from construction plant
B.2 Sound insulation characteristics of common building
     materials
B.3 Sound-absorbing materials for lining covers and enclosures
B.4 Measured sound reduction given by types of partial
     enclosure
C.1 Index of site equipment referred to in tables C.2 to C.12
C.2 Sound level data on demolition
C.3 Sound level data on site preparation
C.4 Sound level data on piling: piling operations
C.5 Sound level data on piling: ancillary operations
C.6 Sound level data on concreting operations
C.7 Sound level data on general site activities
C.8 Sound level data on roadworks
C.9 Sound level data on motorway construction
C.10 Sound level data on opencast coal sites: historic data
     (pre 1984)
C.11 Sound level data on opencast coal sites: recent data
     (post 1990)
C.12 Sound level data on dredging
D.1 EC noise limits for certain items of construction
     equipment
D.2 Relationship of distance ratio and on-time correction
     factor for slow moving plant
D.3 Addition of steady sound levels
D.4 Example of prediction of noise from stationary plant
D.5 Example of prediction of noise from mobile plant
E.1 Estimation of daily LAeq according to sampling techniques
Figures
B.1 Example of machine enclosure
B.2 Typical acoustic shed
B.3 Examples of acoustic open-sided sheds
D.1 Flow chart for the prediction of site noise
D.2 Distance adjustment K for activity LAeq method
D.3 Screening effect of barriers
D.4 Distance adjustment K for plant sound power method
D.5 Adjustment to sound level to give resulting LAeq (plant
     sound power method)
D.6 Office development site showing plant locations in
     relation to the nearest affected facade
D.7 Spoil movement on a haul road showing location of the
     nearest affected property
List of references

Recommends basic methods for noise and vibration control in relation to construction and open sites where significant noise and/or vibration levels are generated by working activities and operations.

Committee
B/564
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 5228-1(1984), 96/101064 DC and 98/100337 DC. (05/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
80
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

BS 8233:1999 Sound insulation and noise reduction for buildings. Code of practice
BS 5228-3:1997 Noise and vibration control on construction and open sites Code of practice applicable to surface coal extraction by opencast methods
BS 5228-5:1997 Noise and vibration control on construction and open sites Code of practice applicable to surface mineral extraction (except coal) sites
BS 5228-2:1997 Noise and vibration control on construction and open sites Guide to noise and vibration control legislation for construction and demolition including road construction and maintenance
BS 6164:2001 Code of practice for safety in tunnelling in the construction industry
BS 6187:2000 Code of practice for demolition

BS 5228-2:1997 Noise and vibration control on construction and open sites Guide to noise and vibration control legislation for construction and demolition including road construction and maintenance
BS EN 60651:1994 Specification for sound level meters
BS 7580-1:1997 Specification for the verification of sound level meters Comprehensive procedure
BS 7445-3:1991 Description and measurement of environmental noise Guide to application to noise limits
BS 7580-2:1997 Specification for the verification of sound level meters Shortened procedure for type 2 sound level meters
BS 7445-1:1991 Description and measurement of environmental noise Guide to quantities and procedures
BS 7385-2:1993 Evaluation and measurement for vibration in buildings Guide to damage levels from groundborne vibration
BS 7385-1:1990 Evaluation and measurement for vibration in buildings Guide for measurement of vibrations and evaluation of their effects on buildings
BS 5330:1976 Method of test for estimating the risk of hearing handicap due to noise exposure
BS EN 60804:2001 Integrating-averaging sound level meters
BS 7445-2:1991 Description and measurement of environmental noise Guide to the acquisition of data pertinent to land use
BS EN 24869-1:1993 Acoustics. Hearing protectors Sound attenuation of hearing protectors. Subjective method of measurement
BS 5228-5:1997 Noise and vibration control on construction and open sites Code of practice applicable to surface mineral extraction (except coal) sites

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