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 world is getting louder. People cannot escape noise pollution in their everyday lives whether from traffic, infrastructure, music or more, but employees can and must be protected from excessive ...

Did you know there were laws limiting truck noise levels? You’ve probably seen no idle zones and no Jake Brake zones posted on roadside signs. Those rules are usually city or county ordinances or ...

An acoustics professor, a food critic and an audio producer are staring at their devices in a Peruvian restaurant in downtown Washington. “What are you getting?” “Let’s see … it’s fluctuating.” “I ...

Excessive traffic noise from souped-up mufflers on cars, motorcycles and mopeds would be picked up by detection cameras installed around the state in a program proposed by state lawmakers. Above, ...