Noise Report [As Published] · 132007.2398

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specified by the Queensland Environmental Protection Agency have been applied for the
purposes of the assessment. Section 2.3.2 discusses these criteria in detail.

2.3.2 Queensland Environmental Protection Agency

The Environmental Protection Agency, through amendments to the Environmental Protection
Regulation, places noise nuisance limits on air conditioning equipment and refrigeration plant
as detailed in Table 2.2.

TABLE 2.2: NOISE LIMITS FOR FIXED PLANT

 

 

 

 

 

. . Adjusted Maximum Sound
Equipment Period Pressure Level (LA10)
7 am—10pm < 50 dB(A)
Air-conditioning or refrigeration The higher of:
equipment 10 pm - 7am Background noise level plus
5 dB(A) or 40 dB(A)

 

 

 

For intermittent noise sources, such as noise from service and delivery vehicles (as shown on
Figure 2), a commonly adopted criteria is an average Laio noise level not exceeding average
background levels by more than 3 dB(A). This criteria is commonly applied by the
Environmental Protection Agency as a licence condition for industrial premises.

 

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