Barrie By-law 2006-140, s. 5(4) — Noise By-law

Documentation The following represents the minimum information which shall be contained in a report of an investigation where the above procedure was used.

• (a) Description of Area
• (i) Location and description of the blasting operation.
• (ii) Dimensioned sketch including photographs, if possible, of the location of the blasting operation, the nearest premises and the measurement location.
• (iii) Description of the measurement location.
• (iv) Physical and topographical description of the ground surface.
• (v) Meteorological conditions at the time of the investigation, including approximate wind speed in km/h, wind direction, air temperature in degrees Celsius, approximate relative humidity, degree of cloud cover and whether or not a condition of thermal inversion prevailed.
• (b) Instrumentation All the equipment used for making sound and vibration measurements shall be listed, including:
• (i) type, model and serial number of Peak Pressure Level Detector;
• (ii) type, model and serial number of microphone;
• (iii) type. model and serial number of Acoustic Calibrator;
• (iv) windscreen;
• (v) extension cables and additional amplifiers, if used;
• (vi) type, model and serial number of Vibration Velocity Detector;
• (vii) type, model and serial number of transducers.
• (viii) type, model and serial number of vibration calibrator. By-law 2006-140 36 Office Consolidation The Corporation of the City of Barrie Noise By-law
• (c) Sound and Vibration Data The measurement details shall be described, including:
• (i) the location where measurements were taken, the time period involved and the orientation of instrumentation using a sketch, if necessary;
• (ii) details of all calculations;
• (iii) the peak pressure level in dB and/or peak particle velocity in cm/s;
• (iv) comparison with applicable peak pressure limits and/or peak particle velocity limits.