Acoustic Report - SMDA

2.4 Construction Noise & Vibration
2.4.1 Noise
The construction noise and vibration criteria have been taken from the Department of Environment and Climate
Change ‘Interim Construction Noise Guideline:2009’.
The rated background level (RBL), taken from the industrial noise policy shown in Table 3-3, is used to
determine the management level for construction. As a guide the difference between the internal noise level
and the external noise level is typically 10 dB with windows open for adequate ventilation.
Figure 2-1 - Table 2 taken from the Interim Construction Noise Guideline (DECC) criteria
Applying the RBL the following management levels have been derived and create the noise trigger levels for
this project:
Project number: ACG1301500
Dated: 2013-03-08 8 | 20
Revised: 2013-03-27