Technical activities

International INCE Technical Initiatives

Introduction

Recognizing the need for technical initiatives to address noise issues of international interest, at INTER-NOISE 91 in Sydney, Australia, the I-INCE Boards took the first steps to enlarge the scope of the activities of the General Assembly. The following year at INTER-NOISE 92 in Toronto, Canada, the General Assembly establishes technical work on two topics, upper limits for noise in the workplace and noise emission of road vehicles. Technical work is established by the General Assembly at INTER-NOISE 94 in Yokohama, Japan, on two additional topics, effectiveness of noise walls and community noise. Formal guidelines for carrying out the technical work of the Institute were drafted, and, following several revisions, were adopted by the General Assembly at its meeting in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 1998 November 15. At the 1999 General Assembly in Fort Lauderdale, USA, four new technical initiatives were approved, noise from outdoor recreational activities, noise labels for products, noise policies and regulations, and noise control for schoolrooms. A fifth initiative was added by the General Assembly in Nice, France, on the topic, noise as a global policy issue.

Past reports of Technical Study Group(TSG)

- Technical Assesment of Upper Limit on Noise in the Workplace
    (I-INCE Publication 97-1)
- Technical Assesment of Effectiveness in Noise Walls
    (I-INCE Publication 99-1)
- Noise Emisions of Road Vehicles Efects of Regulations
    (Final Report 2001-1)

Current Technical Study Groups(TSG)

-1. I-INCE TSG #1 on OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES

a. Program description
- This I-INCE technical initiative deals with the noise of recreational activities in outdoor areas. Recreational activities can be defined as those pursuits outside one's regular occupation that are usually indulged in for purposes of relaxation, or leisure-time activity after work. Noise is associated with many recreational activities.

b. Members : TSG #1 Members

c. Reports :

- 2001 Report of TSG #1
- 2002 Report of TSG #1

-2. I-INCE TSG #2 on NOISE LABELS FOR PRODUCTS

a. Program description
- This I-INCE technical initiative deals with noise labeling for consumer and industrial products. Consumer goods are sold at retail to ultimate customers for personal or household use, indoors or outdoors.

b. Members : TSG #2 Members

c. Reports :

- 2001 Report of TSG #2
- 2002 Report of TSG #2 and comment

-3. I-INCE TSG #3 on NOISE POLICIES AND REGULATIONS

a. Program description
- This I-INCE technical initiative deals with the effectiveness of noise policies and regulations around the world and involves a study of existing noise exposure policies and regulations in all countries which have recognized noise as a problem involving public health and welfare

b. Members : TSG #3 Members

c. Reports :

- 2001 Report of TSG #3
- 2002 Report of TSG #3

-4. I-INCE TSG #4 on NOISE CONTROL FOR SCHOOLROOMS

a. Program description
- This I-INCE technical initiative deals with the control of noise and reverberation in learning spaces, particularly schoolrooms and will survey the major architectural expressions of different types of learning spaces, particularly schoolrooms, in participating countries; will identify the needs of such spaces for acoustical design and noise control technology; and will include site planning, methods for ventilation, heating and cooling, and their interactions with acoustics

b. Members : TSG #4 Members

c. Reports :

- 2001 Report of TSG #4
- 2002 Report of TSG #4

5. I-INCE TSG #5 on NOISE as a GLOBAL POLICY ISSUE

a. Program description
- This I-INCE technical initiative deals with noise as a global issue versus noise as a local issue and will consider the arguments for and against consideration of noise as a global policy issue, and will develop a strong case for considering noise at the international level. It will be demonstrated why noise may become an important non-tariff trade barrier issue.

b. Members : TSG #5 Members

c. Reports :

- 2002 Report of TSG #5

6. I-INCE TSG #6 on COMMUNITY NOISE: ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION

a. Program description
- This I-INCE technical initiative deals with noise as a community issue and its impact on the environment.

b. Members : TSG #6 Members