We carry out occupational noise at work assessments in accordance with the requirements of the EU Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, to establish both employees' exposure to potentially damaging noise sources and employers' responsibilities to protect their work force.

We also provide expert witness reports and testimony in relation to noise induced deafness and hand arm vibration claims, acting for the claimant, defendant or as a single joint expert. These cases often relate to noise exposure and vibration said to have been suffered many years in the past, in facilities and due to plant, which have long since ceased to exist. The retrospective evaluation of this exposure in such cases presents a challenge CSA is uniquely placed to address, with our wealth of practical experience across a range of industries and professions.

Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) has been studied in the traditional industrial settings, from light to heavy, and all shades between, but also unexpected professions including exotic dancers and orthopaedic surgeons.

We carry out occupational noise at work assessments in accordance with the requirements of the EU Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, to establish both employees' exposure to potentially damaging noise sources and employers' responsibilities to protect their work force.

The measurement and control of noise emissions from industrial sites, both on and offshore, can be vital to their continued operation in a social and political climate which is increasingly sensitive to environmental issues. These range from food, manufacturing and product design; operations which require low vibration, or the impact of potentially high vibration on sensitive receivers or equipment, such as mineral extraction. 

Most wind power developments are contentious projects, subject to close scrutiny by their future neighbours and pressure groups alike.  Noise impact assessments need to comprise thorough surveys and properly presented analysis in technical reports by experienced, highly trained experts (that’s us).

We have broad project experience from individual ‘tele-tubbies windmills’ for celebrity developments, to major land and sea based windfarm arrays.  We also provide underwater noise impact assessments for off-shore developments.

Potential issues such as goods deliveries and long or unusual hours of operation join plant noise and noise at work assessments on the assembly line for the work that we typically do in relation to manufacturing and industrial sites. We have mass-produced reports for premises new and old, and have all the experience required to offer the best advice from the outset to get your development through the planning process.

There is a strong focus on new processes and techniques for recycling and deriving fuel from refuse.  New facilities, and modifications to existing operations provide numerous opportunities to generate noise and vibration!

CSA provides a comprehensive service from baseline surveys to planning, layout of the facility, negotiating noise and vibration limits in planning conditions and permits, right through to compliance monitoring.  Typically the scope will also include computer modelling of noise impacts, mitigation optimisation, preparation of Environmental Statement, expert witness representation.  With numerous projects of this type having been completed and operational, CSA is well positioned to undertake the appropriate scope of services for both new operations and the expansion of existing facilities.

Modern technical equipment, such as electron microscopes, beam therapy units, particle accelerators and other really cool physics kit is highly sensitive to vibration that is imperceptible to humans.  New research and healthcare developments must, therefore, accommodate ambient vibration levels, e.g. from nearby plant installations, major roads and underground railways, to ensure that the buildings can be used for all of their intended purposes.  The response of the built structure itself is also a factor to ensure that occupant activity such as slamming doors, moving heavy loads and lifts, do not themselves give rise to excessive levels of vibration.

We have extensive experience of such issues gained from numerous healthcare, medical and general research developments, including the UK’s national synchrotron facility, located at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire.