Table 4.1 : Summary of Noise Standards

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Noise
Source

Noise
Standards

Uses

Aircraft Noise (Noise Exposure Forecast : NEF)

Helicopter Noise

Lmax
dB(A)

Road Traffic Noise

 L10 (1hour)
 dB(A)

Rail Traffic Noise

Fixed Noise Source
All domestic premises including temporary housing accommodation 25 85 70

(a)

Leq (24 hr)
 = 65 dB(A) and

(b)

Lmax(2300 - 0700) 
= 85 dB(A)

(a)

5 dB(A) below the appropriate Acceptable Noise Levels shown in Table 2 of the Technical Memorandum for the Assessment of Noise from Places Other than Domestic Premises, Public Places or Construction Sites and

(b)

the prevailing background noise levels
Hotels and hostels 25 85 70
Offices 30 90 70
Educational institutions including kindergartens, child care centres and all others where unaided voice communication is required 25 85 65
Places of public worship and courts of law 25 85 65
Hospitals, clinics, 
-

diagnostic rooms

-

wards
convalescences and residential care homes for the elderly		 25 85 55
Amphitheatres, and auditoria, libraries, performing arts centres and Country Parks

depends on use, extent and construction

depends on location and construction


Notes:

1.

The above standards apply to uses which rely on opened windows for ventilation.

2.

The above standards should be viewed as the maximum permissible noise levels at the external facade.

3.

Definitions of noise units and criteria are included in Appendix 4.2.

4.

For details of the aircraft noise management, Civil Aviation Department should be consulted.

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