bbs-tek® enables quiet construction at the Port of Houston Posted: July 2010 When construction began on the Port of Houston Bayport Terminal, the noise pollution was disturbing local residents. The biggest cause for complaint was the loud and constant beeping of reversing alarms. Reversing alarms are a vital and necessary reversing safety aid, however conventional reversing alarms are fraught with noise and safety issues, especially when used out of normal working hours. Excessive exposure to a conventional beeping alarm can cause site workers to become desensitised and ignore warnings. The high pitched beeping can cause annoyance, fatigue and long term hearing loss, with multiple alarms causing disorientation. A period of extensive product testing commenced before it was decided to fit wh

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