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Document ID (ISN)106513
CIS number 07-701
Year 2001
Convention or series no. HSE Woodworking Information Sheet No.5
Author(s)
Health and Safety Executive
Title Noise enclosure at band re-saws
Bibliographic information HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, June 2001. 2p. Illus. 4 ref.
Internet access http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/wis5.pdf [in English]
Abstract This information sheet describes the construction of a noise enclosure built on a timber frame with a sound attenuating cladding and a sound absorbent lining. Advice is given on the design of feed and delivery openings, access doors and viewing panels, the provision of ventilation for air-cooled equipment, and the location of some controls outside the enclosure. Reprinted with updated references (replaces CIS 91-516).
Descriptors (primary) United Kingdom; woodworking industry; noise control; woodworking saws
Descriptors (secondary) description of equipment; data sheet; acoustic enclosure; band saws
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceUnited Kingdom
Subject(s) Woodworking industry
Broad subject area(s) Physical hazards
Browse category(ies) Lumber and the woodworking industry
Noise
Woodworking industry