A growing recognition of the importance of machinery noise in the
workplace and in the environment, and product noise in the home has led
to increased regulations and consumer awareness.
The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, Environmental Protection Act 1990
and Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 are
having a growing impact on a wide range of manufacturing and service
industries. In addition, the Machinery Safety Directive, Physical Agents
Directive and Noise Emission Directive will all require manufacturing
industry to comply with new legislation.
A competitive edge is also gained by those manufacturers who address
product noise as a commercial issue. A design for quiet operation is a
design which sells.
THE COURSE
Due to the wide ranging nature of the subject, this course is offered
on a company specific basis. Following initial discusions, a training
package will be developed with a syllabus designed to meet the needs of
the particular target audience. This flexible approach can incorporate
both internal company presentations and external specialist expertise
where appropriate to create an inclusive package.
A draft outline of a typical 2 to 3 day course is given below. The course
provides an introduction to the subject of noise with particular emphasis
on noise units, measurement and analysis techniques, the correct use of
instrumentation, interpretation of results and basic noise control.
Emphasis may be placed on topics of particular interest to the company,
and the duration of the course may be adjusted as appropriate.
Comprehensive notes covering all the lectures will be prepared
and these serve as a valuable reference after the course.
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PARTICIPANTS
As the course will be tailor made for each company, it can be designed
to cater for managers, engineers or technicians whose work may involve them
in problems of industrial and product noise and vibration. The suggested
syllabus is intended to provide an awareness and basic introduction to the
subject.
No prior knowledge of the subject is necessary and lectures can be
presented in a way which involves little or no technical or mathematical
treatment.
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COURSE FORMAT
The detailed subject matter of this style of course is normally specific
to a particular company or industry. For this reason the course is offered
with a flexible format and may be presented as a short course at Cranfield
University, or as a series of informal presentations on company premises or
at a convenient local hotel.
Presentation dates are negotiable and the course may be delivered as a
block of 1,2 or 3 days, or on a one day per week basis. Programmes are
individually tailored in order to accommodate company training requirements
in terms of subject matter, technical level and duration. This may frequently
involve integration with third-party lectures to form an inclusive package
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