Appendix O - SDAP Code Responses (002)

  Performance outcomes                                Acceptable outcomes                                    Response
  Hospitals
  PO27 Development involving a hospital               AO27.1 Hospitals are designed and constructed          Not Applicable
  minimises noise intrusion from a state-controlled   using materials which ensure patient care areas
  road or type 1 multi-modal corridor in patient      meet the following internal noise criteria:
  care areas.                                         1. ≤35 dB(A) Leq (1 hour) (maximum hour
                                                          during opening hours).

                                                      Statutory note: Noise levels from a state-controlled
                                                      road or type 1 multi-modal corridor are to be
                                                      measured in accordance with AS1055.1–1997
                                                      Acoustics – Description and measurement of
                                                      environmental noise.

                                                      Note: To demonstrate compliance with the acceptable
                                                      outcome, it is recommended that a RPEQ certified
                                                      noise assessment report is provided, prepared in
                                                      accordance with the State Development Assessment
                                                      Provisions Supporting Information – Community
                                                      Amenity (Noise), Department of Transport and Main
                                                      Roads, 2013.
  Vibration
  Hospitals
  PO28 Development involving a hospital               AO28.1 Hospitals are designed and constructed          Not Applicable
  minimises vibration impacts from vehicles using     to ensure vibration in the treatment area of a
  a state-controlled road or type 1 multi-modal       patient care area does not exceed a vibration
  corridor in patient care areas.                     dose value of 0.1m/s1.75.
                                                      AND
                                                      AO28.2 Hospitals are designed and constructed
                                                      to ensure vibration in the ward area of a patient
                                                      care area does not exceed a vibration dose
                                                      value of 0.4m/s1.75.



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