Industrial & Occupational Noise

The investment to comply with health and safety standards and protect workers from noise-induced hearing loss, impacts businesses of all sizes. If poorly managed, these obligations can result in significant health impacts for workers and significant operational costs for companies, impacting profitability through elevated health premiums, diminished productivity, and the potential for fines, citations, and unnecessary litigation.

A leading firm in industrial and occupational noise consulting, R.A. Group comprehends the big-picture implications of mitigating noise in the workplace. Our approach is rooted in acknowledging the distinct needs, processes, and operational methods of each company. By seamlessly integrating our technical and management expertise with our clients’ organizational culture, we deliver a well-run, cost-effective noise control and hearing conservation program.

Our structured approach to managing issues such as noise abatement, employee noise exposure monitoring, and audiometric testing selection ensures optimal utilization of a company’s resources. By engaging in close partnerships with our clients, we ensure the effectiveness of their hearing conservation and noise control programs through customized solutions.

Hearing loss, due to occupational noise exposure, poses not only an important health risk for workers but also adds significant operational cost to companies to protect workers and comply with regulatory requirements. Our services include assessing noise exposure risk; measuring, analyzing, devising, and implementing noise control engineering solutions; initiating hearing conservation programs; and integrating quiet equipment strategies into design and purchasing practices.

We use state-of-the-art sound level meters, dosimeters, intensity probes, as well as proprietary and commercial software packages such as CadnaR to assess, analyze, predict and mitigate noise issues within industrial workplaces. We work with clients of all sizes and varieties of noise concerns and have built a unique reputation for working with large nationally based clients with large workforces and multiple sites in North America that face unique challenges with noise due to size and complexity of their operations.

Reach out to us today for more information about our services. We’d love to hear from you.

The investment to comply with health and safety standards and protect workers from noise-induced hearing loss, impacts businesses of all sizes. If poorly managed, these obligations can result in significant health impacts for workers and significant operational costs for companies, impacting profitability through elevated health premiums, diminished productivity, and the potential for fines, citations, and unnecessary litigation.

A leading firm in industrial and occupational noise consulting, R.A. Group comprehends the big-picture implications of mitigating noise in the workplace. Our approach is rooted in acknowledging the distinct needs, processes, and operational methods of each company. By seamlessly integrating our technical and management expertise with our clients’ organizational culture, we deliver a well-run, cost-effective noise control and hearing conservation program.

Our structured approach to managing issues such as noise abatement, employee noise exposure monitoring, and audiometric testing selection ensures optimal utilization of a company’s resources. By engaging in close partnerships with our clients, we ensure the effectiveness of their hearing conservation and noise control programs through customized solutions.

Hearing loss, due to occupational noise exposure, poses not only an important health risk for workers but also adds significant operational cost to companies to protect workers and comply with regulatory requirements. Our services include assessing noise exposure risk; measuring, analyzing, devising, and implementing noise control engineering solutions; initiating hearing conservation programs; and integrating quiet equipment strategies into design and purchasing practices.

We use state-of-the-art sound level meters, dosimeters, intensity probes, as well as proprietary and commercial software packages such as CadnaR to assess, analyze, predict and mitigate noise issues within industrial workplaces. We work with clients of all sizes and varieties of noise concerns and have built a unique reputation for working with large nationally based clients with large workforces and multiple sites in North America that face unique challenges with noise due to size and complexity of their operations.

Reach out to us today for more information about our services. We’d love to hear from you.

• 3D-Predictive Modeling of Interior Noise Emissions for Planned and Existing Facilities (ISO 11204) – Datakustik 
• Predictive Evaluation of Controls and Mitigation for Industrial Facilities
• Noise Control Engineering and Design for New Facilities
• Machinery & Equipment Sound Level Certification (ANSI B11.TR5)
• Noise Source Measurement and Assessment
  • Broadband and Spectral Measurements
  • Sound Intensity Measurements
  • Sound Power Determination
  • Acoustic camera source imaging
• Retrofit Noise Control Engineering
• Feasibility Analysis
• Pre & Post Noise Control Evaluation
• Field Evaluation of Barrier/Enclosure/Interior Partitions Performance (TL, STC)
• Structure borne noise & vibration assessment and mitigation
• Noise Control Strategy Development

• Employee Noise Exposure Assessment/Surveys
• ISO 9612 Compliant Methodologies
  • Task Based Assessment Modeling (T-BEAM)
  • Full Shift Dosimetry Sampling
  • Job Based Sampling 
• Facility Sound Level Mapping 

• Hearing Conversation Program Development
• Customized Training Programs 
• Data Management & Analysis
• Expert Witness/Litigation Support 
• Corporate Standards and Specifications Development 
• Worker Training Programs 
• Citation Abatement

• Employee Noise Exposure Assessment/Surveys
• ISO 9612 Compliant Methodologies
  • Task Based Assessment Modeling (T-BEAM)
  • Full Shift Dosimetry Sampling
  • Job Based Sampling 
• Facility Sound Level Mapping 

• Hearing Conversation Program Development
• Customized Training Programs 
• Data Management & Analysis
• Expert Witness/Litigation Support 
• Corporate Standards and Specifications Development 
• Worker Training Programs 
• Citation Abatement

Mechanical systems such as HVAC, Chillers, Fans, Plumbing, Pumps, Powered Air Terminals Generators and Compressors generate noise and vibration that can travel through building structures and interfere with the use of spaces inside the building. Our team can identify sources of intrusive noise and vibration and design solutions to mitigate their effects on building spaces and occupants.

We work with design, maintenance and process engineering professionals providing assessment, noise abatement and mitigation, passive noise control, active vibration control, acoustic design, reverberation mitigation and sound isolation.

• Air and Structure borne noise measurement
• Vibration measurement
• Source-path analysis
• Model HVAC system and building component sound levels
• Noise and vibration mitigation
• Acoustic camera source imaging