Irish Navy: Noise at Work (at Sea) Noise at Work measured, assessed and controlled for Irish Naval Service personnel The Challenge With lowered permissible exposure levels for Noise at Work, the Irish Naval Service appointed Acoustical Control Consultants (then Belair Research) to undertake new assessments of naval personnel’s exposure to noise aboard their main vessels. Our Work Whilst many Noise at Work assessments need to consider shift patterns to calculate the total exposure to noise during working hours, this was more involved because Navy personnel are aboard and exposed to noise 24 hours a day while at sea. This meant that the Noise at Work assessments had to consider not only the exposure of personnel at work stations, but also when off duty in their cabins, mess rooms, and even o

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