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Noise Blog

Are Your Noise Assessments Actually Compliant?
When the Victorian Noise Compliance Code was updated in 2018, it raised the bar for WorkSafe expectations of noise assessments. Of particular note was the requirement to use dosimetry to measure personal sound exposure for mobile employees and in areas difficult or unsafe to use hand held sound level meters.
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By mainadmin
on 28 Oct 2019 12:05 PM
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State of the Art Dosimetry Equipment
JTA has now taken the next step in leading the industry by incorporating state of the art dosimetry equipment into our assessments. These new dosimeters can do all of the functions standard dosimeters can but with some valuable extra capabilities such as recording octave band data, audio, high vibration levels, statistical noise levels and all while being intrinsically safe.
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By mainadmin
on 27 Aug 2019 12:08 PM
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JTA’s New Noise & Vibration Monitoring Equipment
We have recently invested in new state of the art, noise and vibration monitoring equipment in order to provide you with the best service and advice possible.
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By mainadmin
on 27 Aug 2019 12:01 PM
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Final Report On the Model WHS Laws
The final report on the Model Work Health and Safety Laws review, by Marie Boland, former Executive Director of SafeWork SA, was released in December 2018.  Reassuringly the review found that “the model WHS laws are, for the most part, working as intended”.  However, it also went further into the detail of the regulations, uncovering dissatisfaction with specific provisions and making 34 recommendations which, if implemented, could significantly affect the substance of the current laws and their enforcement.  
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By mainadmin
on 03 Apr 2019 1:41 PM
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Noise Regulations Flowchart
As part of the OHS Regulations you have a duty of care to ensure that your employees aren’t exposed to noise which is harmful to their health and safety. In order to comply with the regulations you must identify, assess and control the noise risk to your employees and others
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By mainadmin
on 20 Dec 2018 12:59 PM
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Five New Compliance Codes – What’s Changed?
This is a summary of the five new Compliance Codes developed by WorkSafe Victoria and released in March 2018. It highlights the changes from previous compliance codes. Basically, with the exception of Hazardous Manual Handling, it seems to be “steady as she goes” with minor revisions and the continued support of audiometric testing and the use of personal noise dosimeters or personal noise exposure meters for noise exposure assessments. WorkSafe says that the new compliance codes have been updated to reflect the OHS Regulations 2017 and Equipment (Public Safety) Regulations 2017 as well as modern work practices.
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By Jeremy Trotman
on 18 May 2018 12:00 AM
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More Inspectors Hit The Road – Are You Ready?
WorkSafe Victoria recently added 22 new Inspectors whilst 3 new Inspectors have been added by WorkSafe in the ACT. The bottom line is that each State in Australia has a regulating body who manages compliance of the WHS/OHS laws and an Inspector could visit your workplace at any time. The question is, are you ready for them?
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By mainadmin
on 07 Dec 2017 2:11 PM
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Minimalist Restaurant Design and Excessive Noise: The End of Sociable Eating?

A group friends in there late 20s are socialising, eating and drinking together in a bar and restaurant. They are all dressed casual and smiling and laughing with one another.   Summer is often a time for eating out while you enjoy warm nights and long days of sunlight. A time to catch up with friends and family, exchange news and relax over good food and perhaps a glass of Rosé or a cheeky Sauv Blanc.

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By JTA Admin
on 13 Feb 2017 10:32 AM
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Sound Advice with JTA Noise Modelling

WHAT IS NOISE MODELLING AND WHY DO WE USE IT?

Noise modelling can be a powerful tool in assessing noise from industry facilities with a large number of noise sources.

It can accurately determine what noise sources are the main contributors to noise pollution in the surrounding environment and how the noise environment will change when problem noise sources are controlled.

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By admin_2
on 18 Apr 2016 3:33 PM
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Swedish Study Supports JTA's Dosimetry Heavy Approach to Noise Surveys

A study involving 209 dosimetry measurements and 100 area measurements in four Swedish paper mills supported the use of dosimetry, in the characterisation of noise exposures in conjunction with sound pressure levels, over sound pressure levels on their own. The analysis showed that dosimetry measures, had the highest estimated validity coefficient (0.70), and that area measurements (0.40) were significantly less accurate at predicting exposure.

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By admin_2
on 02 Mar 2016 3:09 PM
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