Sound is pressure — the louder the sound, the greater the pressure. The greater the pressure, the more damage it can do to your ears. If you’re in a noisy environment, it’s important to know how ...

Noise exposures and standard threshold shifts have been present in general industry and construction sites since the Occupational Safety and Health Administration was founded. In fact, many safety ...

The circuit is designed to measure and monitor the level of an input audio signal by displaying an on the spot reading and not the peak reading. Audio or Sound Level – refers to the intensity, amount, ...

To find out exactly how noisy some restaurants get, we bought hand-held sound-level meters and headed to 10 Baltimore area favorites on a recent Friday and Saturday night. We selected places where ...

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When specifying cooling equipment, engineers are faced with myriad decisions affecting performance and layout. One critical consideration is the noise emitted. As population density rises in major ...