Useful documents reprinted

We have collected together here a number of useful documents from ISVR, ISVR Consulting and other sources, paper and web.

Note that all copyrights remain with the original authors or publishers. These documents are made available here within the copyright terms published by the individuals and organizations concerned.

We will be adding further documents to the collection. Currently the following are available, with the most recent papers at the top:

From ISVR and ISVR Consulting:

Rising to the challenge of a ‘Buy Quiet’ campaign. Malcolm Smith, reprinted from AWE International, September 2011, with kind permission from Bay Publishing
Prediction methodologies for vibration and structure borne noise. Malcolm Smith. Invited plenary paper presented at the Alberta Acoustics and Noise Association Spring Conference. Banff, Canada, May 2011 (pdf 250 KB)
Design issues for micro-generation equipment installed in houses. M.G. Smith, reprinted from Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics, Vol.33, Pt. 1, 2011 (pdf 63KB)
Instrument for soundscape recognition, identification and evaluation (ISRIE): technology and practical uses. Oliver Bunting, Jon Stammers and David Chesmore (University of York); Omar Bouzid Gui Yun Tian (University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne); Christos Karatsovis and Stuart Dyne (ISVR Consulting, University of Southampton). Presented at EURONOISE 2009, October 26-28, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Instrument for soundscape recognition, identification and evaluation - an overview and potential use in legislative applications. C. Karatsovis and S.J.C. Dyne, reprinted from Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics, Vol.30, Pt. 2, 602-608, 2008 (pdf 63KB)
Brown, K.T. and Smith, M.G. Time domain measurement of sound power output from a vacuum facility. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics, Autumn Conference, Oxford, UK, 17-18 October 2007, 29(5), 7pp. (pdf 180KB)
Noise source identification using microphone arrays. M.G.Smith, K.B.Kim and D.J.Thompson reprinted from Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics Vol. 29. Pt.5 2007 (pdf 450KB)
Reducing noise from an oil refinery catalytic distillation column R. D. Rawlinson, J. Alberola, P. F. Joseph, and M. G. Smith. Noise Control Engineering Journal, 54 (6), Nov-Dec 2006. reprinted with permission (large pdf 5281KB).
Sound Power Measurements for Hot Exhaust Stacks R. David Rawlinson and Philip F. Joseph. Paper 448 Proceedings of Internoise 2006 Honolulu, Hawaii. (pdf file)
Reducing noise from an oil refinery cat cracker R D Rawlinson, J Alberola and P Joseph. Paper No 2103. Proceedings of Internoise 2005 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (pdf file)
Variation of young normal hearing thresholds measured using various patterns of audiometric earphone: Implications for the acoustic coupler and the ear simulator (artificial ear) B W Lawton, September 2004 (pdf file).
CVR Recordings of Explosions and Structural Failure Decompressions Stuart Dyne. This paper was presented at the ISASI 2003 Seminar in Washington DC, USA, in August 2003. An abridged version of this paper was published under the title "Weakness of CVR recordings" in ISASI Forum, 37(1) 20-23, International Society of Air Safety Investigators, 2004. (pdf file, 275 KB)
Audiometric findings in call centre workers exposed to acoustic shock, by B W Lawton, reprinted from Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics, 2003 with permission (pdf file, 100 KB).
Background information on Head and Torso Simulators and relevant standards M C Lower, September 2003 (pdf file).
A Concise Vocabulary of Audiology and allied topics, B W Lawton and D W Robinson. Part 1: The Vocabulary, Part 2; Abbreviations (html file).
Reducing Noise from Forges and Foundries - The Handbook of the Black Country Forging and Foundry Project by R A Davis
Noise from Toys and its effect on Hearing, M C Lower, B W Lawton, R A Davis and M E Lutman (pdf file).
Noise levels and noise reduction under motorcyclist's helmets M C Lower, D W Hurst and A Thomas, 979 - 982, Proceedings of Internoise 96
Noise levels and communications on the flight decks of civil aircraft M C Lower and M Bagshaw, 349 - 352, Proceedings of Internoise 96
Sources and levels of noise under motorcyclists' helmets. M C Lower, D W Hurst, A R Claughton and A Thomas, reprinted from Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics, 1994. (pdf file, 530 kB)
Headphones and the Noise at Work Regulations. M C Lower. Reprinted with permission from Health and Safety at Work, April 1992 p33. (pdf file, 675 kB)

From other sources:

The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, Statutory Instrument 2005 No 1643 (html)
European Directive 86/188/EEC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to noise at work (html file).
The Noise at Work Regulations 1989, Statutory Instrument 1989 No 1790 (html file).
European Directive 2002/44/EC on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (vibration) (The Physical Agents (Vibration) Directive) (pdf file).
European Directive 2003/10/EC on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (noise) (The Physical Agents (Noise) Directive) (pdf file).

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