Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

MINES SAFETY AND INSPECTION REGULATIONS 1995 - REG 7.1

7.1 .         Terms used

                In this Division, unless the contrary intention appears — 

        action level means an action level referred to in regulation 7.3;

        approved , in relation to noise regulation in this Division, means approved by the State mining engineer;

        dB(A) means decibels of A‑weighted sound pressure level;

        dB(lin) means decibels of unweighted sound pressure level;

        noise exposure means the amount of sound energy a person is exposed to during a representative working day, ascertained as AS 1269 provides for LAeq,8h to be ascertained;

        noise level means the A‑weighted sound pressure level in decibels as read from approved sound measurement equipment;

        noise report means a noise report prepared in accordance with regulation 7.8;

        peak noise level means the unweighted peak hold sound pressure level (or L peak) in dB(lin) as read from approved sound measurement equipment.

        [Regulation 7.1 amended in Gazette 13 Dec 1996 p. 6932.]