It is perhaps stating the obvious to say that the very nature of a quarry or surface mineral working means it has the potential to be an inherently noisy operation. Heavy machinery, heavy vehicles, blasting operations and even vehicle reversing alarms are all obvious sources of noise in quarrying operations that can cause significant disturbance to the sites neighbours and increase noise at work issues.
Noise is one of the biggest health hazards in cities According to the World Health Organisation, (WHO/Europe) noise from traffic has a detrimental effect on almost one in three people in Europe, and one in five are regularly exposed to noise levels at night that are high enough to impair health. Noise is one of the most
Good Practice Guide for Construction Recently the air quality monitoring and noise control unit of Dublin City Council published the ‘Good Practice Guide For Construction and Demolition’. According to the guide prior to the commencement of work on the site a construction and demolition plan must be developed. When developing the construction and demolition plan
50th Gala Dinner Recently we had the pleasure of welcoming Enterprise Ireland, our customers, partners and all our staff to the Killashee Hotel for our 50th Gala Dinner. It was great to meet old friends, and a big thank you to Enterprise Ireland, our customers, our partners and our own amazing team for joining us
VEHICLE NOISE Setting the appropriate limits Introduction As part of a renewed emphasis on environmental noise policy, the European Commission has updated the regulatory framework for vehicle sound emissions. In 2021, the Commission adopted the EU Action Plan, ‘Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil’. This aims to reduce pollution to levels that
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