HHSRS Hazard 14 - Noise

Hazard 14 - Noise

This hazard covers threats to physical and mental health resulting from exposure to noise inside the dwelling or within its curtilage.

Noise in the home is a common complaint; a national noise attitude survey found that one in three people said that environmental noise disturbed their home lives to some extent.

Vulnerable Group: All ages

Defects & Justifications

• Site of dwelling - located in a particularly noisy environment.
• Internal insulation - inadequate construction and/or insulation of floor/ceiling structure within the dwelling or between the dwelling and other premises.
• External insulation - inadequate levels of sound insulation to external structure.
• Disrepair - despair of windows and/or external or internal doors allowing increased noise penetration.
• Siting of plumbing - inappropriate siting of plumbing fittings and/or facilities.
• Equipment - noisy equipment or facilities.
• Door closers - overly powerful mechanisms resulting in banging.

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