The following article will guide you about how to control noise from pneumatic tools in metal industry. There are three broad classifications of pneumatic tools: 1. Rotary, 2. Piston and 3. Percussion. The noise generated by the use of these tools is due to: 1. Pneumatic exhaust. 2. Tool noise: impacts, rotation. 3. Tool/workpiece interaction. Most of the direct noise [...]
The food process industry faces constraints in solving noise problems which are not imposed upon other industries. All noise control materials and systems installed in food plants must comply with strict sanitary standards. The spectrum of noise sources which are encountered in food plants is also the greatest of any industry. In the textile industry for example, the majority of [...]
In comparison with many other types of food plants, bakeries are relatively quiet. A typical bakery may have one or two areas where sound levels exceed the OSHA guidelines, impacting only a small percentage of the bakery employees. In a recent study published by OSHA, the estimated cost for noise abatement to bakeries was less than 1 per cent of [...]