Noise as a Criterion for Designating Sanitary Protection Zones of Traffic Arteries
https://doi.org/10.30932/1992-3252-2021-19-4-14
Abstract
The article is devoted to the study of a possibility of designating the boundaries of sanitary zones (distancing) for traffic arteries outside settlements within the right-of-way.
The study was conducted regarding the current Russian laws, projects of possible changes in legislation and draft amendments. It offers definitions of the right-of-way and of sanitary zone and highlights topics that have not yet been regulated.
At the same time, the research methods are of universal character and after introducing other regulatory parameters may be applied for similar research in other countries as well.
Calculations and field studies allowed to find that within the railway right-of-way and with the existing train traffic intensity, equivalent continuous sound pressure level in aggregate does not exceed the established maximum permissible level of 80dBA for personnel performing their labour functions within the railway rightof-way.
A growth in the Leq/LAeq on the right-of-way from 80,0 to 95,0 dBA may lead to an increase in the hazard class (subclass).
An analysis of the actual results of a special assessment of working conditions at JSC Russian Railways showed in the vast majority of cases the acceptability of working conditions evaluated according to noise factor measured at the workplaces of employees working during full or part-time shift on the right-of-way. Hazardous working conditions at the level of some subclasses for certain professions (operator of track measurement, railway track worker) arise rather due to indicators of severity of the labour process.
About the Author
V. E. Burak
1520 Group of Companies LLC
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ph.D. (Agriculture), Health and safety engineer,
Moscow
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Burak V.E. Noise as a Criterion for Designating Sanitary Protection Zones of Traffic Arteries. World of Transport and Transportation. 2021;19(4):126-130. https://doi.org/10.30932/1992-3252-2021-19-4-14
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