Call The Experts For Industrial And Environmental Noise Measurements

Exposure to excessive noise is one major cause of hearing disorders worldwide

by Pascale O'Rourke | Saturday 1 November 2014

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In recent years, the Word Health Organization stated that Noise-induced hearing loss was the most prevalent irreversible industrial disease, and the biggest compensable occupational hazard. As such, the right technology for noise measurement has the potential to achieve major benefits and savings
for all noisy industries. Launched in the UK by its manufacturer, Pulsar Instruments, the Quantifier range builds on the success of proven noise measurement technology for industrial and environmental applications.

If you are looking for a data logging sound level meter to undertake your environmental, vehicle and outdoor noise measurements, look no further than this sound level meter range.

This suite of professional, proven and tested handheld meters by an established player such as Pulsar Instruments is ideal for most workplace applications where measurement are required under noise regulations such as for example:

• Noise measurements for Noise at Work and EU Directive 2003/10/EC
• Environmental noise measurement using frequency analysis
• Boundary noise measurements
• Machinery noise testing
• Vehicle noise measurement Entertainment noise
• Fire alarm testing
• Building acoustic measurement
• Engineering noise measurement

What’s your requirement?
Quantifier Model 91 (Class 1) and Model 92 (Class 2) are ideal sound level meters to assess noise levels providing time history and all parameters such as Leq, Lep,d, (Lex,8h), and LCpeak needed to comply with Noise at Work Regulation(2005).

Quantifier Model 93 (Class 1) and Model 94 (Class 2) are perfect for safety professionals requiring a sound level meter with 1:1 Octave Band Filters to assist with the prescription of suitable hearing protection. In this case, a comprehensive database of hearing defender products is available via the Analyser software supplied to cater for workers operating in areas with heavy, noisy machinery with suitable PPE.

Model 95 (Class 1) and Model 96 (class 2) are equipped with 1:1 and 1:3 Octave band filters for the identification and subsequent analysis and control of noise sources that may require tonal analysis such as on building or demolition sites.

The software behind the technology
All sound level meters in the Quantifier range store the Time history. Pulsar Analyser, the download, analysis and reporting software is supplied as standard with all Quantifier meters. It allows up to 12 days of 1 second Time History data to be stored. This software is particularly useful to transform any noise measurements into informative reports at the click of a button.

A bit more on the memory of the Quantifier sound level meters:
This meter offers a 16Mbit memory allowing up to:
1300 broadband measurements
770 1:1 octave measurements
330 1:3 octave measurements
For example, broadband mode allows 12 days of 15 minute measurements to be stored. Calibration records are automatically stored in the instrument memory

Protect your Quantifier sound level meter from the outside elements
Weatherproof kits and protection for the sound level meter’s microphone are also available for remote occasional and medium term outdoor noise measurement. This type of kit is recommended to monitor noise levels over longer periods, divided into shorter periods and carried out over fixed times. Result: you get a much clearer insight into the characteristics of the noise and ways to control and reduce its impact on the entire community or workforce.

CONTACT

Pascale O'Rourke
Pulsar Instruments Plc
pascale.orourke@pulsarinstruments.com
www.pulsarinstruments.com
+44 (0) 1723 518011

Saturday 1 November 2014 / file under Engineering | Safety