What is industrial and urban noise and vibration?
Noise and vibration impacts go hand-in-hand and are often required to be assessed for major projects and at diverse locations, including built environments, remote regional areas and industrial worksites.
Environmental legislation considers noise as a type of environmental pollution, capable of causing harm to humans, facilities and ecosystems.
Potential vibration impacts must also be considered as part of an environmental noise impact assessment, including impacts due to structural-borne regenerated noise, ground-borne vibration or underwater vibration. This includes looking at existing and future vibration sources; geological conditions; potential damage to existing structures, buildings or the natural environment; and the effects of vibration on activities, services and high risk sensitive receptors in the vicinity.
At Trinity Consultants Australia, we support our clients at all stages of project cycles from conducting due diligence and screening assessments, to assisting with permits/licences for development application, and compliance and assurance testing.
Who needs industrial and urban noise and vibration services?
Many different types of companies require industrial and urban noise and vibration services.
For example, you may seek our services if your project or site has the potential to cause undue effects on others, or you may be experiencing significant noise and vibration impacts from external sources. Or, the surroundings receptors and buildings may have sensitive thresholds or specific noise and vibration requirements that you need to monitor.
Trinity has significant experience in monitoring, analysing and assessing noise and vibration impacts for numerous sectors, including:
- Mines – coal, metalliferous and industrial minerals
- Oil, gas and energy plants
- Quarries and landfill
- Refineries and process plants, batching plants, mills and utilities (water, waste, gas, electricity and comms)
- Infrastructure – roads, railway lines, airports, helipads, sea ports and pipelines
- Residential and mixed-use development applications – houses, units and mixed
- Health, retail, educational and commercial developments.
Why Choose Trinity
- Highly experienced at preparing environmental impact statements
- Targeted expertise in development applications
- Collaboration with your project teams
Trinity capabilities
Trinity provides a comprehensive range of environmental and industrial noise and vibration services.
Applications and certifications
- Environmental impact statements, environmental permits
- Development application reports – material change of use, reconfiguring a lot, etc
- Registered Professional Engineer Queensland (RPEQ) certification of noise solutions, as required by some regulatory authorities
- AS3671 – Road traffic noise intrusion – Building siting and construction
- AS2021 – Aircraft noise intrusion – Building siting and construction
- Green Star, WELL and other sustainability certifications
- Preparation of noise management plans
Modelling and management
- 3D computational modelling of environmental and industrial noise using specialist software
- Results presented as 2D contour plots and 3D renders of predicted noise levels
- Noise control options also considered through computational modelling (cost-effective means of assessing different options)
Assessments, monitoring and management
- Vibration measurement and assessment – roads, rail, construction, industry, mechanical plant, etc
- Traffic noise and vibration screening assessments
- Traffic noise and vibration detailed assessments
- Noise and vibration management plans
- Occupational noise, hearing conservation/ protection and industrial noise assessments
- Noise and vibration monitoring, assessment and reporting – construction, compliance and operational
Policy and design
- Masterplan input and feasibility studies
- Policy development
Legal
- Expert witness (acoustics only)
How we work
At Trinity, we tailor our approach to suit your needs. Our experts will collaborate internally, and with your own project team, to deliver unique and innovative solutions that apply skills and ideas from a range of interelated disciplines.
We also have a range of specialist monitoring instruments and software, including telemetry and high sensitivity vibration monitors, to help us cover diverse projects and work sites simultaneously.
If you need tailored advice around noise and vibration assessments, our experienced team can guide you through the relevant legislative requirements for your location and industry.
