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Archive | Noise at Work
What’s causing noise pollution in offices?
An interesting study has emerged this week that points to a big increase in the levels of noise pollution in offices, and it’s all thanks to the popularity of open plan office spaces. The open plan office is designed to increase employee collaboration and morale, but this latest study from Oxford Economics found that the resulting noise pollution is reaching Read More…
The Importance of Measuring Noise: A Real-Life Story
At Cirrus Research, we have been following the case of a viola player who suffered a life-changing hearing injury that left him unable to work or even listen to his own son play, after he won a landmark High Court judgement against the Royal Opera House (ROH). Read about this real-life case and learn how we can help you to protect your employees from irreparable damage to their ears.
Noise Changes Lives: The Story of Our Campaign to Reduce Noise Induced Hearing Loss
Noise is pretty easy to quantify but very hard to illustrate. For the last 40 years Cirrus has built its business and reputation on accurately monitoring and recording sound but had precious little to work with when it came to visually illustrating noise. That was always the challenge for our marketing department.
Should Employees be Allowed to Listen to Music at Work?
This question surfaces online on a regular basis and was the subject of a debate at this year’s Health & Safety North seminar in EventCity Manchester.
Health & Safety North 2017: Hearing Protection Selection Just Got Easier
The team at Cirrus Research is proud to be exhibiting at this year’s Health & Safety North – coming to you from EventCity, Manchester for the first time. They will be demonstrating our latest solutions for assessing the risks of occupational noise and vibration on Stand K33. Find out about our latest innovations here.
Noise Monitoring at Insomnia Gaming Festival [Case Study]
The Insomnia Gaming Festival, which is the hottest gaming event in town. attracts up to 50,000 fans to the NEC Birmingham. Even with those kinds of numbers attending, it is hard to think there will be much of a need for noise monitoring; after all, isn’t gaming a relatively quiet and solo activity? Not so. Check out our case study on noise monitoring at Insomnia Gaming Festival.
The doseBadge5 wins at ASSE2017 – ISHN Attendees Choice Award Winner
The Cirrus doseBadge5 Noise Dosimeter has been awarded the ISHN Attendees Choice Award Winner in the Hearing Protection – Dosimeters category.
The Measure Issue 10 Autumn 2016 – The Cirrus Research Newsletter
The latest issue of The Measure, the Cirrus Research newsletter is now available for download. In this issue we’ve covered: The new doseBadge5 Noise Dosimeter with a history and timeline of the doseBadge family A case study for the Optimus Green Sound Level Meter and the Invictus Environmental Noise Monitor at the Classical Haçienda Concert Our Dragon Boat Race Team Dates Read More…
The dBLink App is now available for iOS & Android
The dBLink App for the New doseBadge5 noise dosimeter is now available for iOS devices as well as for Android. The dBLink App supports the doseBadge⁵ Noise Dosimeters and allows measurements to be controlled and configured wirelessly. Measurement data can be viewed live (mid-shift readings) and all stored measurements can be displayed. dBLink App Features Include: Control multiple doseBadge⁵ noise dosimeters Read More…
