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The document discusses various engineering controls that can be used to reduce vibration and noise, including isolation and damping, tuned mass dampers, anti-vibration pads and mounts, acoustic barriers and panels, structural modifications, material selection, vibration absorbers, alignment and balancing, and enclosures.

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OSHA

The document discusses various engineering controls that can be used to reduce vibration and noise, including isolation and damping, tuned mass dampers, anti-vibration pads and mounts, acoustic barriers and panels, structural modifications, material selection, vibration absorbers, alignment and balancing, and enclosures.

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ENGINEERING

CONTROLS
REDUCE THE RISK

ISOLATION ENCLOSURES
Separating workers from the Placing the material or
hazard by distance or the process in a closed
use of barriers. system

GUARDING AND VENTILATION


SHIELDING
Using local exhaust or
Using guards around moving general dilution
parts of machinery ventilation to remove or
reduce airborne products

MECHANICAL LIFTING
DEVICES GUARDRAILS
Using guardrails to
Using mechanical methods
prevent a fall
to lift or move objects
instead of manual lifting
ISOLATION AND DAMPING

Use vibration isolation mounts


and dampening materials to
decrease vibration transmission
through structures.

VIBRATION ABSORBERS

Vibration absorbers are


designed to reduce the
amplitude of vibrations by
absorbing and dissipating
vibrational energy.

REDUCE TUNED MASS DAMPERS

Install tuned mass dampers to

VIBRATION counteract specific


frequencies of vibration,
reducing both vibration and
induced noise.

ANTI-VIBRATION PADS
AND MOUNTS
Anti-vibration pads are designed
to absorb and dampen vibrations
generated by machinery or
equipment.

ACOUSTIC BARRIERS
AND PANELS
Acoustic barriers are structures
or materials designed to block
the transmission of sound.
ENGINEERING CONTROLS IN
REDUCING VIBRATION
ISOLATION AND DAMPING ENCLOSURES
Use vibration isolation mounts and Install enclosures around vibrating
damping materials to reduce the equipment to contain and dampen
transmission of vibrations through noise.
structures. Ensure that the enclosure materials
Apply damping materials to vibrating have good sound-absorbing
surfaces to absorb and dissipate energy, properties.
preventing it from being radiated as noise.

TUNED MASS DAMPERS ANTI-VIBRATION PADS AND


MOUNTS
Implement tuned mass
Use anti-vibration pads and mounts
dampers to counteract specific
under equipment to isolate them from
frequencies of vibration and
the surrounding structure and
reduce noise transmission.
minimize noise transmission.

ACOUSTIC BARRIERS AND PANELS STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS


Install acoustic barriers or panels in Modify the structural design to avoid
the surrounding environment to resonant frequencies.
absorb and block noise transmission. Reinforce structures with additional
Choose materials with high sound bracing or stiffening elements to reduce
absorption coefficients. flexibility and noise transmission.

MATERIAL SELECTION ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS


Choose materials for components Position equipment or structures
that have good damping properties away from sensitive areas or
to minimize the transmission of spaces where noise reduction is
vibrations and noise. critical.

VIBRATION ABSORBERS ALIGNMENT AND BALANCING


Use vibration absorbers to reduce the Ensure proper alignment and balance of
amplitude of vibrations and, rotating equipment to minimize vibration
consequently, the noise generated. and associated noise.
These devices can be added to vibrating Regularly inspect and maintain
structures or components. equipment to prevent imbalances and
misalignments.

References :
https://blog.storemasta.com.au/introduction-engineering-controls-hazardous-chemicals
https://oshwiki.osha.europa.eu/en/themes/engineering-controls
https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/phys_agents/noise/noise_control.html
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/noise/preventoccunoise/implement.html
https://chat.openai.com/c/e394f986-36ef-442b-8242-858d7066442e

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