How to Conduct Noise Monitoring

How to Conduct Noise Monitoring | By Ally Safety

Рет қаралды 31,814

Күн бұрын

Noise monitoring is how we measure noise in the workplace to protect employee hearing. In this video, we'll look at sound level meters and noise dosimeters and give a broad overview of how to conduct noise monitoring.
Check out our safety training courses and toolbox talk videos at allysafety.com
Don't miss out on the Ally Safety Toolbox Talk Video Membership! Click here: allysafety.com/products/ally-...
As a Certified Industrial Hygienist, I've spent a lot of time learning about noise and conducting noise surveys in all kinds of workplaces. I hope these basics are helpful for you!
Instruments used in the video:
Compact Sound Level Meter
www.dpbolvw.net/2b74tenkem132...
Large, Data-Logging Sound Level Meter
www.jdoqocy.com/5b106y1A719PR...
Noise Dosimeter Kit
www.jdoqocy.com/l5115lnwtnvAC...
Calibrator
www.kqzyfj.com/2j102ar-xrzEGF...
Shop our full-length training here: safetytraining.allysafety.com...
Check out our membership to 120+ toolbox talk videos here: safetytraining.allysafety.com...
*WARNING: Any downloading of this video off KZfaq is 100% traceable and is a violation of US copyright law.
..................................................
Check out our safety training courses and toolbox talk videos at allysafety.com
Don't miss out on the Ally Safety Toolbox Talk Video Membership! Click here: allysafety.com/products/ally-...
For more info on Ally Safety and resources for safety pros, check out at:
Online: allysafety.com
Blog: allysafety.com/blogs/news
Instagram: ally_safety
Facebook: allysafety/
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-walla-csp-80957163/
Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/AllySafety/
CONTACT:
For subscribers and business inquiries, please use this email: hello@allysafety.com
Ally Safety
720 SE 160th AVE
STE 103 #134
Vancouver, WA 98683
DISCLAIMER: If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting my channel so I can continue to provide you with free content each week!
DISCLAIMER: All information provided by Ally Safety is of a general nature and is furnished only for educational/entertainment purposes. No information is to be taken as legal or health and safety advice pertaining to any specific workplace, task, or organization. You agree that use of this information is at your own risk and hold Ally Safety harmless from any all losses, liabilities, injuries, or damages resulting from any and all claims.
NOISE MONITORING

Пікірлер: 32

@alexsouthgate7551 29 күн бұрын

Very useful about the A weighting - thankyou

@cawarnick 2 жыл бұрын

Noise is such a complicated beast when you dive into it, but this is a very good overview. Also, I haven't worked with Reed instruments at all. I'll have to check them out.

@OHS_DEMYSTIFIED 2 жыл бұрын

This video has opened my eyes on how to go about regarding noise measurement. Thank you so much.

@georgepoindexter7416 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I’m really looking into this myself. Even as a DJ having a home studio and neighbors around me. Great content!! Keep it coming as tech and info grows.

@AllySafety Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad it was helpful.

@peterb3747 2 жыл бұрын

Great job explaining noise monitoring

@ponsingbanghulot7179 Жыл бұрын

Very informative ...I learned so much and straight forward ...

@AllySafety Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@jaydeepsolanki9106 4 ай бұрын

Great videos

@AllySafety 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@kms7754 3 ай бұрын

Hey where can i get this certified training?

@dadaUnts 2 жыл бұрын

It's already difficult to work in a warehouse with 'normal' noise levels; give it to a few employees or a very loud individual to make it more of a hell on the ears!!

@bboykamikaze Жыл бұрын

What do you do with lunch breaks? Do you add an extra 30 mins on the duration with the dosimeter or turn it off during lunch break?

@AllySafety Жыл бұрын

I usually just keep the dosimeters going through lunch since that also is part of their total shift noise exposure. Also, some locations have quiet lunchrooms but many others might not like an operator who eats in the cab of his equipment or the machinist who takes his break next a noisy CNC machine. Overall, it’s just best to keep the dosimeter measuring.

@bboykamikaze Жыл бұрын

@@AllySafety thank you!

@rhoannanhartley-downer5966 Жыл бұрын

Can a sound level meter be used to measure the loud music played by a neighbour who lives in a detached house in a rural area.

@AllySafety Жыл бұрын

Yes. It’ll record the overall noise level.

@asafoadjei1 2 ай бұрын

Do we measure the noise close to the ear of the worker or from the machinery or process generating the noise?

@AllySafety Ай бұрын

If you're doing monitoring with a dosimeter, it should be in the hearing zone like clipped on the collar. If you're doing an area measurement with a handheld monitor, focus on the areas that employees are usually occupying. If you're trying to understand a particular process or machine, that's when I'd specifically monitor around the machine.

@asafoadjei1 Ай бұрын

@@AllySafety Thank you very much for the assistance.

@joey2dobbs 8 ай бұрын

May I message/email you in regards to direct reading sound meter?

@BorshokAli Жыл бұрын

Is there any decibel meter that set off an alarm so that noisy people should tone down their loud voice? Please help me I need this at home for my kids. Thank you.

@AllySafety Жыл бұрын

Haha, not that I know of but if you find it let me know!

@Cyrus_Shokan Жыл бұрын

Hello. Could you please tell me how I would measure the decibel level coming from my gaming headset? Do I just hold the device up to the set?

@AllySafety Жыл бұрын

You could probably do it using one of the dosimeters from this video because they have a small mic that would fit under your headset earmuff. Just keep in mind, the noise levels I mentioned as being too high are supposed to me measured further away. Since your headset is right next to ear, you’d want the level to be even lower.

@Cyrus_Shokan Жыл бұрын

@@AllySafety thank you for the advice it’s appreciated 😊

@gatchaedwards3711 4 ай бұрын

🎉🎉

@james-r 10 ай бұрын

Can you help me please? My working environment is 75db, the health & safety manager says that I shouldn’t need to protect my ears for an 8 hour shift, because I shouldn’t incur any damage to my hearing. However, after several years working in this environment, I’ve noticed a noticeable difference in my hearing. I now choose to use earplugs because I believe they reduce high frequencies which are damaging and not taken into account. My question (theory) is - decibels are pointless to evaluate how dangerous sounds are to the human ear, because it’s not the volume of sound which damages hearing, but the frequency? Is it possible to have a 75db reading at any frequencies? Are there more and less dangerous frequencies?

@AllySafety 10 ай бұрын

Okay, I'm gonna try to keep this brief so I don't overwhelm you with info. I'll just summarize by saying not all hearing loss is noise-induced. Also, noise levels can be very dynamic depending on the task, acoustics, frequencies, and more. Do you have a baseline hearing test to refer to? How long has it been since you've had your hearing tested? Also, make sure to bring this up with your doctor at your next appointment. Medical issues can contribute to hearing loss. I would also start to protect your hearing. If I were in your shoes, I'd buy a pack of earplugs on Amazon or go for Decibullz (also on Amazon) which are custom molded and you can do them yourself. If you go for foam earplugs, go for ones with at least an NRR of 22 and put them in properly. I'll have a new video out about that soon too. If you don't think the noise level in your workplace noise levels are accurate, download the NIOSH Sound Level Meter app. It's fairly accurate and a good starting point. That may give you some more insights.

@james-r 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! I’m 32 years old, never suffered from hearing issues before. I work for a well known global automotive manufacturing company and they have an on-site occupational health department, because different areas of where I work require tests for various types of jobs. My last hearing test with the occupational health was at the beginning of last year and I passed. I’ve been a musician since the age of 13, I also studied music composing and producing at university, so my ears have always been very sharp and sensitive (in a good way). I haven’t been in a music industry educational/working environment since 2015. Using the same earphones or speakers, I listen to my old music production work, and notice that it’s not a bright and clear as it used to be. My hearing is worse if I’ve recently been at work. I’m not sure if this is relevant, but I had a car accident in January last year and the curtain airbags to my left deployed, causing roughly 24 hours of temporary hearing loss in my left ear (after my hearing test at work). If I don’t wear earplugs at work, after a while my left ears start to hurt. My workplace has lots of Howard Leight LS500 earplug dispensers around the factory, and I know how to insert them correctly - squeeze them so they’re thin and then insert them, letting them expand to the contours of my ear canal.