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In responding to a consultation on revised guidance for assessing environmental noise - the IOA Ireland branch commend the EPA for providing a comprehensive ...
The IOA Ireland branch commends the EPA for providing a comprehensive Draft NG-4 guidance document.
The committee comments that the document should be technically accurate.
The committee comments that the document should be practical.
The committee comments that the document should be applicable.
The committee comments that the document should serve as a robust approach to environmental noise assessment.
Specific points raised include the use of Smartphone apps in noise assessment.
Smartphone apps do not meet instrumentation requirements.
The inclusion of increased competency requirements are welcomed.
In responding to a consultation on revised guidance for assessing environmental noise - the IOA Ireland branch commend the EPA for providing a comprehensive Draft NG-4 guidance document. The committee comment that the document should be technically accurate, practical, applicable and serve as a robust approach to environmental noise assessment. Specific points raised include the use of Smartphone apps in noise assessment - as they do not meet instrumentation requirements. The inclusion of increased competency requirements are welcomed.
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A review of reporting for workplace injury asks if work related hearing loss should be a reportable injury
The Association of Noise Consultants with input from IOA and CIEH representatives, seek comment on draft guidance on managing noise from dog kennels
The IOA are supporting the relaunch of Noise Action Week - 11th - 15th May - the UK wide campaign tackling the second largest environmental threat to human health
The Chartered Institute for Environmental Health (CIEH) is seeking evidence to support a new insights report analysing residential noise complaint published in March
A report commissioned by the Department for Business and Industrial Strategy to look at assessment of noise from onshore wind farms is now published.
The Welsh Government are consulting on changes to permitted development rights including air source heat pumps(ASHP).
As part of their ongoing enquiry into the impact of airport expansion on climate and nature targets, the Environmental Audit Committee will be taking oral evidence tomorrow - Wednesday May 14th.
The Government are seeking views on proposals for changes to the planning process for national infrastructure projects.
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