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- Title
Challenges of Implementing a Buy Quiet Program in Australia in 2014.
- Authors
Worland, Simon
- Abstract
Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) caused by excessive exposure to noise is a major health issue in Australian industry. It is generally accepted that most retrofit noise controls are difficult to maintain and do not deliver business value in terms of exposure reduction per unit cost. Buy Quiet programs relate to procurement of plant that does the same job but emits lower noise and are considered a feasible way to reduce noise exposure to workers without leading to overly onerous business costs. There is a perception that Buy Quiet programs are sufficiently supported by legislation and that the employers have access to all that they need to influence the purchase of plant that emits lower noise. However my experience in Australia suggests that this is not the case. This case study describes how obtaining reputable and comparable noise data from suppliers of noisy mining plant during Buy Quiet evaluations was not able to be achieved. The study highlights that one reason Buy Quiet programs continue to be ineffective is a lack of knowledge among suppliers of what 'noise data' means.
- Subjects
NOISE-induced deafness; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of noise; NOISE control research; ACOUSTICAL engineering; ARCHITECTURAL acoustics
- Publication
Acoustics Australia, 2015, Vol 43, Issue 1, p123
- ISSN
0814-6039
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s40857-015-0004-9