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Cirrus Product Training Courses - New dates for 2013

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May 102013

To meet demand from our customers, we’ve added a set of new dates for the CPTC or Cirrus Product Training Course.

Our courses are held at a number of venues across the UK including the Brands Hatch Circuit, Oulton Park Circuit, The East Midlands Conference Centre and the Castle Combe Circuit.

These courses are the ideal opportunity for you to learn how to get the best from your noise measurement equipment.

Although there is an outline to the courses, each course will be tailored to meet the needs of the delegates. We may focus more on the software or the optimus sound level meters, depending upon what each delegate wants to get from the day.

The course tutors will be able to discuss with you before the day what you would like to cover. There’s plenty of time for discussion over refreshments as well as at the end of the day.

The current dates for the course are:

Tuesday 4th June 2013 - MacDonald Hotel, Falkirk
Wednesday 19th June 2013 - Oulton Park Circuit, Cheshire
Thursday 27th June 2013 - Brands Hatch Circuit, Kent
Wednesday 3rd July 2013 - Castle Combe Circuit, Wiltshire
Wednesday 10th July 2013 - The East Midlands Conference Centre
Thursday 10th October - Castle Combe Circuit, Wiltshire
Wednesday 23rd October - Oulton Park Circuit, Cheshire
Tuesday 12th November - The East Midlands Conference Centre
Tuesday 19th November - Brands Hatch Circuit, Kent

Demand for places is high so we would recommend booking early to guarantee your place and you can book your place on-line through our website.

For further information please call Craig Storey on 01723 891655 or visit the training pages on our website at www.cirrusresearch.co.uk/training

Visit the Noise Doctor at Safety & Health Expo 2013

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Apr 242013

Ask the Noise Doctor at Safety & Health Expo 2013

The Noise Doctor will be on the Cirrus stand F20 at Safety & Health Expo 2013.

If you’ve got a question about noise measurement or if you’re looking to see the latest in noise measurement instruments, including the optimus sound level meters, come along and ask us a question.

You can also complete one of our “Ask the Noise Doctor” forms and we’ll get back in touch after the show with some advice and information.

Don’t forget to enter our “Play your sounds right” competition when you ask your question.

Win one of 10 prizes with the Noise Doctor and our “Play your sounds right” Competition

Put the noises in the correct order of level and you could win one of 10 prizes in our “Play your sounds right” competition.

You can enter the competition by completing an entry form on the stand or by entering the Sound Tardis and playing the game on the wall of sound!

For more details of the competition and terms and conditions of entry, click here.

If you’re coming to Safety & Health Expo, let us know and we’ll be delighted to see you. If you’ve got a question that you’d like to ask, just fill in the form on our Noise Doctor website and we’ll see you at the show!

Click here to let us know when you’re coming.

Win an iPad Mini or Noise Cancelling Headphone at Safety & Health Expo 2013

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Apr 222013

Enter our Play your sounds right competition at Safety & Health Expo 2013 Enter our “Play your sounds right” competition at the Safety & Health Expo and you could win one of 10 prizes including an iPad Mini or a Google Nexus 7!

Just put the sounds in ascending order of level and you could win one of 10 prizes.

To enter the competition, just visit Cirrus Research plc on stand F20, next to the ARCO Academy, and either complete an entry form and post it into the box or enter the Sound Tardis and play the game on the wall of sound. Continue reading »

BANG! And the Noise is gone! See the Noise Doctor in action at the ARCO Academy @ S&H Expo

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Apr 172013

BANG! and the noise is gone - See the Noise Doctor at the ARCO Academy

Cirrus will be presenting “BANG! And the Noise is Gone!” in the ARCO Academy at the up-coming Safety & Health Expo. The presentation is at 12pm on Wednesday 15th May, the middle day of the expo.

The presentation will be an interactive demonstration of how loud noises really are and how long you can be exposed to different noises before exceeding the actions levels of the Noise at Work Regulations.

The audience will be encouraged to get involved in the presentation which will be run by the Noise Doctors from the Cirrus stand F20 and there’s a chance to win one of 10 prizes in the “Play your sounds right” competition. Entry forms can be posted on the Cirrus stand, F20, which is right next to the ARCO Academy.

If you’re planning on visiting the Safety & Health Expo, sign up now and get involved! Click here to register for Safety & Health Expo 2013.

About the ARCO Academy.

Visitors to the Arco Academy will be encouraged to take part in live demonstrations and discussions that will centre on education through innovation, and the growing role behavioural safety is playing in transforming safety cultures across the globe.

This interactive and lively theatre will host vibrant, forward thinking presentations from key organisations from across the occupational health and safety industry.

For more details of the presentation at Safety & Health Expo, click here.

Cirrus Research at Safety and Health Expo 2013

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Apr 152013

Visit the Cirrus Research stand on F20 at Safety & Health Expo and keep up to date with what’s happening in the world of noise measurement instruments from Cirrus.

Ask the Noise Doctor at Safety & Health Expo 2013

The Noise Doctors are here to help

On the stand will be the Noise Doctors, ready to answer your noise measurement questions and to provide advice, products and support.

On show will be the optimus sound level meters, the industry leading noise measurement tools for noise at work and environmental noise.

The optimus red sound level meters have been designed to meet the needs of anyone who is working to the Noise at Work Regulations and provide all of the measurement parameters needed.

Supplied with the intuitive NoiseTools software, the optimus can also be used for environmental noise measurements and can be combined with the doseBadge noise dosimeter to provide a complete Safety Officers Noise Measurement Kit.

All of these products will be on display and available for demonstration on the Cirrus stand, F20.

Play your sounds right and win!

Visitors will be able to enter our “Play your sounds right” competition and win a range of prizes by putting sounds in order of noise level. Entries can be posted on the Cirrus stand by completing an entry card or by playing the game on the Wall of Sound, located within the Sound Tardis.

BANG! And the Noise is Gone in the ARCO Academy

The Cirrus Noise Doctor team will be presenting a session in the ARCO Academy where they will be demonstrating just how loud 85dB really is. The team will be asking the audience to participate in guessing how loud noises are and how long it would take for the Noise at Work Action levels to be exceeded.

This fun and interactive presentation will be at 12pm on Wednesday 15th May in the ARCO Academy, next to the Cirrus stand (F20).

Training & Support

Cirrus will be announcing a range of support and training services at Safety & Health Expo including a new 3 1/2 day Noise Course in partnership with ARCO, a set of new dates of the CPTC (Cirrus Product Training Course) and a new support website.

Come along to stand F20 and find out how a Cirrus sound level meter enhanced by our range of training and support can help make your noise measurements simple.

Cirrus Research tunes into music and entertainment

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Mar 072013

doseBadge Noise Dosimeter in use Cirrus Research was pleased to sponsor Southampton Solent University’s first conference on Noise in Music and Entertainment which was held on March 5^th.

This one day conference hosted by Solent Acoustics™, the professional acoustics consultancy arm of Southampton Solent University was designed to benefit anybody who may be affected by, or needes to improve their understanding of noise from entertainment, whether planning an event, managing premises, providing technical services or dealing with compliance and regulation.

The one day event featured four presentations from industry experts and an industry-specific trade show. The presentations were given by Andy Shiach of Advanced Communication Solutions, Jim Griffiths of Vanguardia consulting, Chris Turner of Adnitt Acoustics and Michael White of Test Valley Borough Council.

Commenting on the sponsorship, James Tingay, Group Marketing Manager at Cirrus Research said:

“Cirrus Research sees the Noise in Music and Entertainment Conference as a great opportunity to network with key figures in the music and entertainment business. We are very much looking forward to meeting visitors to the event who are as passionate and committed as we are to ensure that levels of noise at music and entertainment events don’t adversely affect those involved in the industry or people who wish to enjoy it.

James continued: “Cirrus Research offers a range of products that help to protect musicians, sound engineers, event organisers and a wide range of people involved in the music and entertainment world. Our product range includes the Optimus noise level meters and doseBadge Noise Dosemeter.”

Control of Noise at Work Regulations - A summary of what you need to measure

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Feb 152013

What do the regulations require you to do?

The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 require employers to prevent or reduce risks to health and safety from exposure to noise at work. Employees have duties under the Regulations too.

The Regulations require you as an employer to:

Assess the risks to your employees from noise at work
Take action to reduce the noise exposure that produces those risks
Provide your employees with hearing protection if you cannot reduce the noise exposure enough by using other methods
Make sure the legal limits on noise exposure are not exceeded
Provide your employees with information, instruction and training
Carry out health surveillance where there is a risk to health.

The Regulations do not apply to:

members of the public exposed to noise from their non-work activities, or making an informed choice to go to noisy places;
low-level noise that is a nuisance but causes no risk of hearing damage.

Employers in the music and entertainment sectors had until the 6th April 2008 to comply with the Noise Regulations 2005. They had to continue to comply with the Noise at Work Regulations 1989, which the 2005 Regulations replaced for all other workplaces. Continue reading »

A Sound Level Meter with Calibrator

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Feb 112013

A Sound Level Meter with Calibrator

Each time you use your sound level meter, it should be calibrated using an acoustic calibrator. This can help you ensure that your instrument is measuring correctly and that you are complying with the requirements of any standards, regulations or guidelines that you are working to.

Most noise standards, regulations and guidelines require that your sound level meter is calibrated before it is used. If you don’t follow these requirements, any measurements that you make could be questioned and called into doubt. Continue reading »

An interactive noise study from New York City

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Jul 262012

The New York Times recently published a study of noise levels in New York City to illustrate just how loud some daily activities and jobs can be.

Here’s a link to the interactive tour which has some video and audio clips to illustrate the point.

There are some other interesting articles also from the New York Times that discuss the noise levels across the city. Some of the noise levels that were measured are much higher than we would allow in the workplace with levels in bars, hotels, restaurants and gyms exceeding averaging well over 90dB.

The full article is available through this link: Working or Playing Indoors, New Yorkers Face an Unabated Roar

Occupational noise exposure in music venues in the UK

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Apr 302012

Here’s an interesting article that has just been published in the Noise and Health Journal discussing the exposure of employees in music venues in the UK. For the study, the authors used the doseBadge Noise Dosimeter! Thanks to @NoiseHelp for the original Tweet.

Here’s the abstract:

Noise in most working environments is an unwanted by-product of the process. In most countries, noise exposure for workers has been controlled by legislation for many years.

In the music industry the “noise” is actually the “desired” product, and for a long time the UK entertainment industry was exempt from these regulations. From April 2008, however, it became regulated under the Noise at Work Regulations 2005, meaning that employers from orchestras to nightclubs are legally required to adhere to the same requirements (based on ISO 9612:2009) for controlling noise exposure for their staff that have been applied to other industries for many years.

A key question is to what degree, 2 years after implementation, these employers are complying with their legal responsibilities to protect the staff from noise? This study assessed four public music venues where live and/or recorded music is regularly played. Thirty staff members in different roles in the venues were monitored using noise dosimetry to determine noise exposure. Continue reading »

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Noise at Work Noise Measurement

Cirrus Product Training Courses - New dates for 2013

Visit the Noise Doctor at Safety & Health Expo 2013

Win an iPad Mini or Noise Cancelling Headphone at Safety & Health Expo 2013

BANG! And the Noise is gone! See the Noise Doctor in action at the ARCO Academy @ S&H Expo

Cirrus Research at Safety and Health Expo 2013

Cirrus Research tunes into music and entertainment

Control of Noise at Work Regulations - A summary of what you need to measure

A Sound Level Meter with Calibrator

An interactive noise study from New York City

Occupational noise exposure in music venues in the UK

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