| Industrial machinery including vehicles and factory | | | | would create noise levels that could damage the |
| machines can create an overpowering level of noise | | | | operator's hearing. Pistons, pulleys and levers all |
| when used in tandem. Acoustic barriers can be | | | | create noise and in heavy industrial areas there can |
| installed into the factory, warehouse or | | | | be anything from 5 to 500 machines in operation at |
| manufacturing area to significantly reduce the around | | | | the same time. Whilst it is part of health and safety |
| of noise entering the space and resonating from wall | | | | regulations that workers in this kind of environment |
| to wall. The barriers are particularly useful when | | | | wear protective ear-phones, a lot can be done when |
| combined with a noise absorbent. | | | | an acoustic barrier is teamed with an acoustic |
| Acoustic barriers have long been used on vehicles | | | | absorption material to reduce the amount of noise |
| including speed boats and super cars, to limit the | | | | that comes from the mechanics of these machines. |
| amount of noise that can be heard within the cavity | | | | Protecting the hearing of those that work with |
| of the building. Machines which are used in factories | | | | industrial machinery is the number one use of |
| and on building sites include forklifts and heavy | | | | acoustic barriers and should be the priority of any |
| machinery. The amount of power that they use is | | | | employee. Their secondary function is to make the |
| immense and can be overpowering for their | | | | working conditions of these workers more amiable |
| operators. Acoustic barrier are installed onto the | | | | and to ease communications between employees at |
| engine so that the revving and constant movement | | | | ground level. |
| within the mechanics is reduced. | | | | Acoustic barriers are normally thin, flexible sheets of |
| Vehicles are not the only items which use acoustic | | | | material with a high surface mass and the ability to |
| barriers. The machinery which goes into production | | | | withstand the high temperatures that is created by |
| also need their sound to be deadened otherwise it | | | | the friction of working machinery. |