Category: Noise & Vibration

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...

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...

What is an Integrating Sound Level Meter? This is a common question we get asked when it comes to choosing noise measurement equipment. Here is a explanation of an Integrating Sound Level Meter and how it can help you with your...

Definition: A Type Approved Sound Level Meter is a noise measuring instrument that has been tested and verified as meeting a standard, such as IEC 61672-2, by a recognised testing laboratory, such as the PTB in Germany, the LNE in...

The risk to business and their employees who fail to monitor and assess noise in the workplace was highlighted recently when a former roadman received £9,000 in an Out of Court settlement, after being diagnosed with noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL)....

The latest issue of The Measure, the Cirrus Research newsletter is now available to download. In this issue we’ve covered: A case study from Jersey Opera House featuring the Optimus Red sound level meter Updates to the Trojan Noise Nuisance...

There are many different applications for Sound level meters but the most common are Noise at Work/Occupational Noise and Environmental and Community Noise. There are also other more specialised applications such as Vehicle Noise Testing as well as basic noise...