noise controls for plants and mills. source path receiver
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NOISE EXPOSURE CAN BE NOISE EXPOSURE CAN BE REDUCED BY:REDUCED BY:
APPLYING CONTROLS TO THE APPLYING CONTROLS TO THE SOURCE (S)SOURCE (S)
BLOCKING THE PATH (S)BLOCKING THE PATH (S) ENCLOSING THE RECEIVERENCLOSING THE RECEIVER LIMITING THE EXPOSURE TIMELIMITING THE EXPOSURE TIME
STRIP CURTAIN BARRIERSSTRIP CURTAIN BARRIERSREQUIRE A 30 TO 50 % OVERLAPREQUIRE A 30 TO 50 % OVERLAP
THE FOLLOWING DEVICES THE FOLLOWING DEVICES HELP TO REDUCE THE HELP TO REDUCE THE
AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT IN AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT IN HIGH NOISE AREAS THEREBY HIGH NOISE AREAS THEREBY LOWERING NOISE EXPOSURELOWERING NOISE EXPOSURE
CONVEYOR BELTING KEEPSCONVEYOR BELTING KEEPSMATERIAL ON THE SCREEN MATERIAL ON THE SCREEN REDUCING CLEAN-UP TIMEREDUCING CLEAN-UP TIME
MOST OF THESE DEVICES CAN MOST OF THESE DEVICES CAN BE MONITORED BE MONITORED
INSIDE AN OPERATOR’S INSIDE AN OPERATOR’S CONTROL BOOTHCONTROL BOOTH
MaintainMaintain YourYour Noise ControlsNoise Controls
Screen decking and chutes should be Screen decking and chutes should be inspected and replaced or repaired during inspected and replaced or repaired during down time if possibledown time if possible
Barriers around mills and crushing Barriers around mills and crushing equipment should be kept closedequipment should be kept closed
Windows and doors of control booths should Windows and doors of control booths should be tightly sealedbe tightly sealed
Remote sensors should be operationalRemote sensors should be operational