Source: Stephen Stansfeld, Queen Mary University of London The World Health Organisation recently published its latest noise pollution guidelines for Europe. The guidelines recommend outdoor noise levels that should not be exceeded for aircraft, road and rail noise and two new sources: wind turbine and leisure noise. The aim of the guidelines is to recommend [...]
A 45 year-old Maynooth man has agreed to get involved in a restorative justice plan after he was prosecuted following threats over noise levels at a house next door. This means he will take part in mediation process between himself and the noisemakers next door. The Court heard the man, who has young children, sought [...]
It is most interesting that the National Roads Authority (NRA), now Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), suggest that an Lden of 60dB (Design Goal) is a noise threshold that is used to decide on the necessity for the provision of noise mitigation for new road schemes. Interestingly however, the newer World Health Organisation guidance titled 'Environmental [...]
Its here at last.....Acoustic Services welcomes what appears to be very comprehensive guidance on some of the traditional sources of noise such as road traffic, aircraft and railway noise. Notably however the newer guidance now considers both wind turbine noise and leisure noise in addition to the traditional sources of noise. Some examples of leisure [...]
The Antarctic is no stranger to weird sounds, from ancient trapped air bubbles popping to entire ice sheets disintegrating. Now we can add another freaky track to the ouevre of icy masterpieces. Scientists monitoring the Ross Ice Shelf in West Antarctica captured the acoustic oddity. Using a series of ultra sensitive seismic sensors, they produced a soundscape that [...]
Jury to hear accused ‘intentionally rammed’ car with forks of teleporter on country road. Source: Irish Times (Wed, Oct 10, 2018, 15:26) The trial of a Kerry dairy farmer accused of murder will hear how he had “intentionally rammed” the car of a neighbouring landowner with the large prongs of a teleporter on a [...]
A farmer killed a neighbour by ramming his car with a forklift and repeatedly impaling him on its prongs, a court was told yesterday. Michael Ferris, 63, of Rattoo, Ballyduff, Co Kerry, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of John O’Mahony, 73. The farmers fell out over Mr O’Mahony’s use of a “crow banger”, [...]
It is interesting to see how wind turbine blades are ever evolving and how Trailing Edge Serrations (TES) are becoming an integral part of the trailing edge on newer turbine blades. The industry has embraced noise concerns and are ever-improving designs to help mitigate noise.
A bar and restaurant is set to have its licence reviewed after complaints from residents of alleged noise disruption. Hartlepool Borough Council’s Licensing Sub-Committee is to review the licence of Wallis & Co at the town’s Navigation Point at its next meeting. Wallis & Co has traded from Navigation Point since 2015 and, during that time, [...]
By Chris Welch@chriswelch Oct 2, 2018, 5:14pm EDT Microsoft’s Surface event didn’t come without some surprises: after announcing its latest Surface Pro, Laptop, and Studio devices, the company also revealed the brand-new $350 Surface Headphones. They’re shipping “in time for the holidays” — but only in the United States at launch. Unlike all the black gear that [...]