Hi All, I have been asked to look into some kind of vibration and noise monitoring for the company I work for. It is a Housing Association and our operatives use battery power tools and undertake tasks like drilling doors, shaving doors, pointing, brick work, roofers, electricians, plumbers etc..

Can anyone recommend a company that provides this kind of equipment?

'Reactec' are the market leaders, I think

Doesn't sound like you'll be looking at very long exposure times though if they are repair & maintenance tasks, so manufacturers guidance along with exposure timing for tasks may suffice (manufacturers own data may be open to some debate - there used to be a list compiled by a research academic. I'll see if I can find it)

Al

Slow down a bit!

You should be conducting survey and rule of thumb measures in the first instance to see if you actually have a significant problem to deal with.


Yardstick for noise is ability to hold normal conversation at 2 metres, and exposure time is equally important to both HAVS and Noise. Vibration Regs and Guidance are explicit on approaching risk mitigation based on estimation of exposure, with actual measurement as a last resort.

Are you sure you have a problem. IF you do, does it justify sourcing, training up, ,maintaining and calibrating your own kit, when you might only need to hire an occ. hygienist for a few hours ?

Hi

In terms of noise, dose badges are a good tool as you get a measurement of what the employees are actually experiencing.

But you only need to do this if your noise risk assessment indicates a problem.

However, one weeks hire is a few hundred quid, so it won't break the bank. You can set the badges up to the EU/UK peak, human range and 8 hour weighted exposure. I have used three different companies and the easiest to use in my expereince is the cirrus one.
http://www.cirrusresearc...ebadge-measurement-kits/