Noise Taking Centre Stage in Politics
As all the political parties try to woo voters in the run up to the next General Election next year, it would seem that Noise Nuisance is turning into an issue that's making some politicians sit up and take notice.
When Does Artistic Licence Become Noise Nuisance?
An unholy row is brewing in the gentile heartland of Bath, which is not exactly known for fermenting anarchy and dissent. Residents and visitors to the historic town have been complaining about the noise nuisance created by street musicians in and...
Noise Nuisance a Form of Torture?
Noise nuisance is back in the headlines this month with a string of high profile court cases where people have been accused of torturing their neighbours with loud or continuous music. Now taste in music is subjective but the pain...
Is The “Beep” Noise Pollution?
It is rare these days that you can be somewhere without noise pollution intruding on some level. Many natural noises may be welcome; a dawn chorus or waves breaking on the beach, but when it comes to man-made decibels it's...
Tennis Fans Are Being Advised To Pack Their Earplugs
Wimbledon fans were being advised to pack their earplugs this week as some of the world's best tennis players with noisy reputations battle it out in SW19.
A Sign of the Times – NHS Staff Urged to Keep Quiet to Help Patients Heal
Nurses unions are urging the NHS to install "Keep Quiet" signs and their members to wear soft soled shoes on hospital wards in a bid to help patients get a good night's sleep. Members of the Royal College of Nursing...
Noise Pollution – More than just an Inconvenience
A raft of new global studies are all pointing to how noise pollution can seriously affect your health, and you don't need to be living directly under a flight path to be affected. Separate studies carried out over recent years...
Making a Noise Measurement with the Optimus Red Sound Level Meters
Sound Level Meters are increasingly sophisticated and this can often make them difficult to use. The Cirrus Optimus sound level meters have been specifically designed to be simple to use whilst giving you all of the parameters that you need...
Updates to our ISO 9001:2008 & ISO 14001:2004 Certifications
Update: Our ISO 9001 Certification has been updated to the latest 2015 Edition. Click here for more information. Cirrus is pleased to announce that both our ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 Certifications have been updated. As a responsible manufacturer, Cirrus...
Cirrus adds new Intrinsic Safety Certifications to the CR:110AIS doseBadge
We're pleased to announce that the CR:110AIS version of the doseBadge Noise Dosimeter is now available with Intrinsic Safety Certification to the CSA standards required in Canada.