SV 104A USER'S MANUAL_______________________________________________________
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In the United States, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 29 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) 1910 General Industry Regulations: Standard No. 1910.95 Occupational noise exposure,
the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), and the American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists (ACGIH) have created slightly different regulations and limitations on tolerable noise exposure.
Noise requirements are to ensure that the hazards associated with the exposure of workers to noise are
eliminated or properly controlled.
Organization
Website address
ISO
IEC
OSHA
MSHA
NIOSH
ACGIH
CCOHS
…
Table 1-2
Standardization organizations
’ websites
Additionally, at present dosimeters should meet relevant accuracy and performance requirements
defined by:
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IEC 61252
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ANSI S1.25
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Applications
The
SV 104A
noise dosimeter is extremely well suited to ISO, OSHA, ACGIH, MSHA, NIOSH,
CFR 1910.95, HSE L108 workplace noise measurements in noise exposure assessments. NIHL: Noise
Induced Hearing Loss remains noticeably significant occupational disease It is notably severe in the mining,
construction, oil & gas industry but also in a wide variety of manufacturing sectors and other commercial
operations. The dosimeter comes with pre-defined setups that suit different measurement requirements and
offer versatile possibilities to be specifically configured by the user for special requirements if needed:
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Measurement and control of the industrial noise
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work site assessments
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sites/plants/facilities survey monitoring systems
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hearing conservation compliance, noise induced hearing loss (NIHL)
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transportation noise studies
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personal noise verifications
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peak dosimeter for example in military applications
One of the most desirable
SV 104A
feature is the unique data logging function that stores significant
number of noise parameters at regular intervals and superimposed random vibration shock or audio events
during a run.
Due to the unattended nature of noise dosimetry it is important for workers to be fully engaged with the
risk assessment process. Motion sensing (No Motion Time) is particularly useful in cases of cheating to tamper
with the instrument or try to impact on the results, by for example instrument being taken off for the majority of
the time.
The addition of Bluetooth
®
wireless connectivity and the supporting mobile devices
Assistant
application
enables remote control and monitoring of the instrument’s status such as battery usage, memory
capacity and measurement progress without having to disturb the worker.
Noise profiled results can be easily transferred to the
Supervisor
or
+
software packages.
The noisiest times can be immediately seen in the graphical report and actions directed to the appropriate
area. This makes checking for different regulatory
bodies’ compliance and ensuring if hearing conservation
programs are needed definitely easier than ever before. The
SV 104A
answers all the important questions
such as WHEN? and HOW? did the noise exposure appear? The data logging measurements can be started
immediately or they can be pre-programmed in advance so that measurement run can begin and end
automatically at a pre-set start and end time without the need for any onsite supervision.
Additionally, the
SV 104A
allows for custom
voice note comments
to be added before or after
the measurement run, and therefore this is the ideal instrument for the professional occupational hygienist to
use for all noise exposure studies.
