Noise Assessment Report · MCU18/0019

Aged Care Facility, Noosaville


                     (2) The person must not use, or permit the use of, the refrigeration equipment on
                     any day—
                                 (a) before 7a.m, if it makes a noise of more than 3dB(A) above the
                                 background level; or
                                 (b) from 7a.m. to 10p.m, if it makes a noise of more than 5dB(A) above the
                                 background level; or
                                 (c) after 10p.m, if it makes a noise of more than 3dB(A) above the
                                 background level.
                     (3) In this section—
                     vehicle includes a trailer.


3 Measurements

                     Noise measurements were carried out at the site from 28th November 2017 to 1st
                     December 2017 at the location shown in Figure 3.
                     The measurements were carried out using a Rion NL-21 (serial no. 954584)
                     recording “fast” response A-weighted sound levels at 1-hour intervals, with the
                     microphone at a height of approximately 1.5 m. Weather conditions were
                     generally fine and suitable for noise monitoring for the duration of the survey. The
                     instrument was checked for calibration prior to and post-measurement using a
                     94 dB acoustic signal at 1000 Hz, and drift in calibration remained within ±0.5 dB.
                     The site was attended for a 15-minute period on 1st December 2017 to gain a
                     subjective assessment of the acoustic environment and to verify that the sound
                     measurement instrumentation was functioning correctly.
                     Notes from the attended measurements are provided in Table 2, and a summary
                     of the logged data over the week is provided in Table 3 and Table 4. The
                     measurement data is provided in Appendix B.




                     Figure 3:       Noise Logger Location – Goodchap Street, Noosaville

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