Table of Contents

​​Committee Representation
​​Contents
​​Related documents
​​Acknowledgement
​​Latest revisions
​​Foreword
​​Review of Standards
​​1 Scope
​​1.1 General
​​1.2 Applicability to specific sources
​​1.3 Applicability of the guideline noise limits
​​2 Interpretation
​​2.1 Terminology
​​2.2 Residential activity
​​2.3 Noise
​​2.4 Time interval
​​3 Definitions
​​4 Symbols
​​4.1 Quantities
​​4.2 Notation
​​5 Measurement procedure
​​5.1 Measurements
​​5.2 Measurement time intervals
​​5.3 Descriptors
​​5.4 Adjustments
​​6 Rating level
​​6.1 Introduction
​​6.2 Methods
​​6.3 Special audible characteristics
​​6.4 Duration
​​6.5 Noise limits
​​6.6 Uncertainty
​​7 Lmax
​​7.1 Sleep disturbance
​​7.2 Assessment
​​8 Guidelines for setting noise limits
​​8.1 General
​​8.2 Noise descriptors
​​8.3 Times of application
​​8.4 Measurement locations
​​8.5 Meteorological conditions
​​8.6 Guidelines for the protection of health and amenity
​​9 Information to be included in reports
​​Appendix A - Assessment guidance and examples
​​A1 Introduction
​​A2 Measurement time intervals and sample sizes
​​A3 Day-to-day variation
​​A4 Examples
​​Appendix B - Rating level and adjustments
​​B1 General
​​B2 Methods
​​B3 Contamination by residual sound
​​B4 Special audible characteristics
​​Appendix C - Rating level detailed method
​​Table
​​1 – Symbols for sound quantities
​​2 – Duration adjustments
​​3 – Guideline residential upper noise limits
​​A1 – Suggested measurement time intervals and number of measurements
​​A2 – Car wash example
​​A3 – Results and analysis for car wash example
​​A4 – Heat pump example
​​A5 – Results and analysis for heat pump example
​​A6 – Childcare centre example
​​A7 – Results and analysis for childcare centre example
​​B1 – Adjustments to account for residual sound
​​B2 – One-third octave band level differences
​​Figure
​​1 – Total sound, specific sounds, and residual sound
​​2 – Examples of time intervals
​​3 – Rating level process
​​4 – Assessment location sketch example
​​A1 – Total sound level at neighbouring dwelling by car wash
​​A2 – Total sound level at neighbouring dwelling by heat pump
​​A3 – Total sound level at neighbouring dwelling by childcare centre

Abstract

Sets out procedures for the assessment of noise for compliance with noise limits, and provides guidance for the setting of noise limits for consent conditions, rules or national environmental standards.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Standards New Zealand
Pages
ISBN
Committee	P6801/02