BS 5228-1:1997

Committees responsible
Foreword
Code of practice
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
4 Legislative background
5 Community relations
6 Training
7 Noise and vibration and persons on site
8 Noise and vibration neighbourhood nuisance
9 Project supervision
10 Control of noise and vibration
Annexes
A (informative) EC and UK noise legislation
B (informative) Noise sources, remedies and their
    effectiveness
C (informative) Guide to sound level data on site equipment
    and site activities
D (informative) Estimating noise from sites
E (normative) Noise monitoring
F (informative) Bibliography
Tables
B.1 Methods of reducing sound levels from construction plant
B.2 Sound insulation characteristics of common building
     materials
B.3 Sound-absorbing materials for lining covers and enclosures
B.4 Measured sound reduction given by types of partial
     enclosure
C.1 Index of site equipment referred to in tables C.2 to C.12
C.2 Sound level data on demolition
C.3 Sound level data on site preparation
C.4 Sound level data on piling: piling operations
C.5 Sound level data on piling: ancillary operations
C.6 Sound level data on concreting operations
C.7 Sound level data on general site activities
C.8 Sound level data on roadworks
C.9 Sound level data on motorway construction
C.10 Sound level data on opencast coal sites: historic data
     (pre 1984)
C.11 Sound level data on opencast coal sites: recent data
     (post 1990)
C.12 Sound level data on dredging
D.1 EC noise limits for certain items of construction
     equipment
D.2 Relationship of distance ratio and on-time correction
     factor for slow moving plant
D.3 Addition of steady sound levels
D.4 Example of prediction of noise from stationary plant
D.5 Example of prediction of noise from mobile plant
E.1 Estimation of daily LAeq according to sampling techniques
Figures
B.1 Example of machine enclosure
B.2 Typical acoustic shed
B.3 Examples of acoustic open-sided sheds
D.1 Flow chart for the prediction of site noise
D.2 Distance adjustment K for activity LAeq method
D.3 Screening effect of barriers
D.4 Distance adjustment K for plant sound power method
D.5 Adjustment to sound level to give resulting LAeq (plant
     sound power method)
D.6 Office development site showing plant locations in
     relation to the nearest affected facade
D.7 Spoil movement on a haul road showing location of the
     nearest affected property
List of references

Recommends basic methods for noise and vibration control in relation to construction and open sites where significant noise and/or vibration levels are generated by working activities and operations.