This session focuses on the systematic identification and characterization of noise sources in diverse workplace environments. It aims to explore current methods, measurement technologies, and analytical approaches. By examining practical case studies and emerging tools such as sound mapping and frequency analysis, the session seeks to highlight effective strategies for diagnosing noise problems, guiding engineering controls, and supporting comprehensive noise risk management in occupational settings.

Alp Ergör
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hatever their size, workshops often have noise problems. More to the point smaller entities seldom enjoy a private internal health and safety service, or environmental control for that matter, and solely rely on the labour ministry doctor – if available and willing to dabble in environmental matters. The following aspects are especially tackled in this session: i) Noise in the environment (overview of regulations, consequences on operations, monitoring the noise, noise reduction problems); ii) Noise at the workstations outdoors (assessing noise exposure, reducing noise at the source, planning the work to reduce the noise exposure, case of maintenance people); iii) Considerations with regards to the industrial building (overview of regulations, requirements for acoustic absorption, reducing the sound propagation, ensuring alarm signals can be safely heard, while making sure the neighbourhood is suitably protected); iv) Legal considerations: While one may emit recommendations and hope for the best, most of the time it is necessary to implement regulations in order to achieve a result. But is it sufficient to edit a regulation if nobody oversees applying it? Furthermore, even in the European Union where the rules are supposed to be identical in each member country, is the law applied in the same spirit everywhere? This session aims to compare experience gained in various countries and over a broad range of subjects and wonder about the potential perspectives.

Eleonora Carletti
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This session includes basic and applied research on the topic of sound and its role in urban spaces. We invite papers on the evaluation and characterization of the public and private realms, on laboratory studies of urban sound perception, on the opportunities for soundscape planning and design in urban contexts, as well as on the mobilization of soundscape research knowledge into practice.

This session will feature presentations on research related to education and awareness of sound and noise. Studies on the development and evaluation of noise awareness programs in schools, communities, and workplaces will be discussed, along with research on the use of multimedia tools for acoustic education and public campaigns for noise pollution prevention.

This session will cover any topics related to room and building acoustics not covered by other structured sessions. Case studies are also welcome.

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