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48 HIRE AND RENTAL NEWS • AUGUST 2015
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT & SITE SAFETY
While night works offer many community advantages, including
keeping busy roads operational during peak hours, Ray said noise
management becomes a major obligation after dark.
“People are understandably more sensitive to noise at night and the
social media age has made it very easy for people to raise concerns,
sometimes even before there’s an actual issue. It’s not unusual
for people to head straight to Facebook with their worries about a
sleepless night when they see a crew setting up for night work.
“Having noise mitigation products in place will not only help keep
the volume down, it will reassure stakeholders. Getting on the front
foot like this is a good way to address concerns before they turn
into complaints,” Ray said.
Ray said choosing a product like Echo Barrier can help contractors
maximise their night working opportunities, minimise headaches
for the organisations they deliver work for, and improve their
capacity to win night work contracts.
“Just as an absolute commitment to safety has become a
requirement for councils and developers, so too will noise
management become a ‘ticket to play’ in our industries. The key for
contractors will be to use noise mitigation products that keep noise
to acceptable levels, are cost effective and are simple to set up.”
Echo Barrier is a portable barrier that attenuates noise and can also
help with dust and debris control.
“Echo Barrier can be set up or removed in a very short period,
which is important when you are opening and closing a worksite
every night. It can also be quickly redeployed as the project
progresses, and it’s highly visible, so your community will
immediately understand you have noise management in hand.”
Echo Barrier temporary acoustic barriers for construction sites are
easily fitted to temporary fencing or scaffolding and reduce noise by
10-20dB(A). For locations with high rise buildings, Echo Barrier has
some new innovations like an acoustic tent.
“Echo Barrier works by absorbing rather than reflecting sound and
our products have been
developed by acoustic
engineers to work in the
real world, not just in the
lab,” Ray said.
“The barrier reduces
the impact noise and
drone of construction
equipment. By reducing
these frequencies, the
barriers make it easier
for people to talk over
the noise, use their
phones, or watch TV.”
Contact: 02 8006 1131 or:
Managing night time noise
Community tolerance for noisy projects is
always a challenge for contractors and night
works are especially prone to complaints,
according to Ray Lee from Echo Barrier, who
said managing noise up-front is essential to
maintaining good will.
Community sensitivity combined with social media
access means people sometimes start airing concerns
about noise even before night work begins
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