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Sustainable Practices in the Engineering and Construction Industry
Published in J.K. Yates, Daniel Castro-Lacouture, Sustainability in Engineering Design and Construction, 2018
J.K. Yates, Daniel Castro-Lacouture
Measuring noise levels during construction should be implemented as a health and safety concern for project staff, the local community, and animals in the area. The noise levels produced on a construction jobsite could create unsafe conditions where project personnel lose situational awareness, and this might lead to industrial accidents. Not wearing hearing protection causes long-term hearing loss and increases the stress level of project personnel. The effects of a proper noise reduction program are reduced costs and loss of time due to industrial accidents and lower insurance rates for construction companies. The local community might be adversely affected in the same manner. Prolonged noise disrupts the migratory patterns of animals or displaces them from their natural habitat. Negatively affecting the community and/ or animals might result in lawsuits and stop-work orders, increasing the cost and time of construction. An effective noise abatement program helps to build goodwill and support in the community, and it improves the reputation of the contractor responsible for construction.
Basic Communication
Published in Harry W. Orlady, Linda M. Orlady, John K. Lauber, Human Factors in Multi-Crew Flight Operations, 2017
Harry W. Orlady, Linda M. Orlady, John K. Lauber
Considerable research has been done on the subject of noise. Much of it has been stimulated by community protection organizations that have been concerned with noise in the vicinity of airports. They have stimulated the development of quieter aircraft engines, operational noise-abatement flight procedures (which sometimes reduce flight safety margins), and the soundproofing of residential and work premises.
Development of non-woven from recycled fabric selvedge wastes for functional sound absorption
Published in International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 2022
Temesggen Feleke Fera, Yerdaw Zeleke, Yohannes Girmay
Undesirable and potentially hazardous noises are side effects of a wide range of modern engineering and other processes. With the continuing development of new technologies, particularly the trend towards faster and more powerful machinery, the environmental impact of noise is a matter of increasing concern, and considerable efforts are being made to finding effective means of noise abatement (Al-Mutairi, Al-Rukaibi, and Koushki 2009; Qiu 2016).