VIETNAMESE STANDARD

First Review

TCVN 3985 : 1999

Acoustics - Allow !le "oise levels t wor#$l ce

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1.1 This standard specifies allowable noise levels at workplace being affected by noise at production facilities and agencies. 1.2 This standard is applied to control noise emitted during the process of operation of machinery, equipment and means of production that cause impact on employees.

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TCV !1"#$%& methods for measurements of noise at workplace in production workshops. TCV "&'( $ 1&&" )coustics. *escription and measurement of environmental noise. +uantities and method of measurement. TCV '!&&, 1&&- )coustics. *escription of environmental noise. .ay of obtaining data suitable for using the land.

3% Allow !le "oise levels t wor#$l ce !.1 )llowable noise levels at workplace are assessed by equivalent sound pressure level /hereinafter referred to as sound level0 at all workplaces, throughout work shift /-h0, according to characteristic ), not e1ceeding -"d2), the ma1imum level should not e1ceed 11" d2). !.2 3f the total time e1posed to noise during daytime does not e1ceed, ( hours, the allowable sound level is &# d2) for4 2 hours, the allowable sound level is &" d2)4 1 hour, the allowable sound level is1## d2)4 !# minutes, the allowable sound level is 1#" d2)4 1" minutes, the allowable sound level is 11# d2)4 )nd the ma1imum level shall not e1ceed 11" d2)4

5or the remaining time of a working day, it is only e1posed to the sound level of below -# d2). !.! )llowable noise level for noise is " d2) less than the values mentioned in 6ection !.1, !.2. !.( To ensure working conditions, it should be referred to the levels in )ppendi1 ) and use of anti$noise measures as described in )ppendi1 C.

)% Noise level Assess*e"t To measure noise level, the following standards are used, TCV !1"#$%&4 TCV "&'(, 1&&"4 TCV '!&&, 1&&-. 7eference is made to guide on noise level measurement /measuring device, measuring position measurement, quantities and method of measurement0 as stated in )ppendi1 2.

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A$$e"&i1 3 /reference0 Noise 8evels 2.1 9easuring :quipment, ;se type of measuring device to determine the equivalent sound pressure level < eq, and can analy=e the sound level according to the frequency range octa '!$-### >=. 2.2 9easuring positions, at workplace, microphone is placed near to workers? ears, towards the noise source and far away from the measurer at least #." m. 2.! 9ethod of measuring and calculation 2.!.1 :quivalent sound pressure level < aeq, T, can be do assessed in one of two following ways, $ 9easuring equipment is set at the mode of measuring equivalent sound pressure level /< eq0 and measured continuously for - hours with the following equation, <)eqT @ n 1#lg / A 1##.1<i) 0 i @1

$ *epending on measuring different noise levels during a certain period of time to determine the equivalent sound pressure level <aeqT, d2) in a shift is calculated by the following equation, n <)eqT @ 1#lg A 1##.1 /<)eq BC <i)eq0 i @1 .here, $ <i) is the sound pressure level, <i)eq is the equivalent sound pressure level during the period of time t /hours04 $ D < i)eq is corrected < i)eq for each sound pressure level <i) or equivalent sound pressure level < i)eq as defined during the period of time ti /h0 under the following table, Time ti, where determining the <i) or <i)eq hours Correction part D<i)eq, /d2)0 # % ' " ( ! 2 1 182 18( $1" 181# $1&

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$ )dding up each correction part which has been found and the sound pressure level <i), the equivalent sound pressure level <i)eq to define values /<i)eq B D < i)eq 0, Ed2)F :1ample, to equivalent sound pressure level in working shift of total equivalent sound pressure levels. 6upposed that, :quivalent sound pressure levels as measured at workplace of a worker in a shift are,

<1)eq @ 1## d2) for G hour of work shift <2)eq @ &( d2) for 182 hour of work shift <!)eq @ %" d2) for remaining time *etermination of the equivalent sound pressure level in work shift. 3t will be calculated in the following order as follows, 1. t1 @ G hour4 t 2 @ 182 hour4 t ! @ % 18( hour.

2. *etermining correction part following the above table, D < 1) @ $1" d2) D < 2) @ $12 d2) D< !) @ $#." d2) /.hen taking correction values according to the table of corresponding time ti, if value ti does not e1ist, the appro1imate value of ti may be taken$ as selecting the most recent time as in the table or the average value0. !. Calculating values /<i) B D<i)0, d2) < 1) B D < 1) @ 1## B /$1"0 @ -" d2) < 2) B D < 2) @ &( B /$120 @ -2$ < !) B D< !) @ %" B /$#."0 @ %"." $

(. *etermining the equivalent sound pressure level in shift <)eqT, d2) according to the following equation, n <)eqT @ 1#lg A 1##.1 /<)eq BC <i)eq0 i @1 @ @ 1#lg /1##.11-" B1##.11-2 B1##.11%(." 0 -% d2)

Thus, this worker works at the equivalent sound pressure level greater than the value limit /-"d2)0 2.!.2 The equivalent sound pressure level <eq at the range 1 octa has the central frequency '!, 12", 2"#,"##, 1###, 2###, (###, -### >=.

A$$e"&i1 C /3nformative0 A"ti-"oise *e sures C.1 *uring the process of designing new machines, setting up a new technology process, production design and operation of equipment as well as the process of organi=ing workplaces /especially newly constructed facilities0, it need to apply measures to prevent and reduce noise at workplace so that it does not e1ceed the permissible level, for e1ample, Technical measures, industrial design, isolation, isolation of noise source, using the technology process with low noise level, equipment manufacturing with low sound capacity. 9easures of construction acoustics, for e1ample, using sound for sound insulation materials, sound absorption materials. ;sing remote and automation control,4 6uitable working and entertainment regime, reducing the time duration of e1posure to noise.

C.2 Those who work in areas with high noise over -" d2) or time e1posed to noise e1ceeds the limits as specified in )rticle !.1 must be provided and must use labor protection equipment and must be checked for deaf disease on annual basis.

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