Construction Noise Danger Bells Ring!
Nerve disorder, fear, uneasiness, fatigue and slowing down in mental effects… These are not signs of a disease, just a few of the effects of noise on human health, and in Europe there are 10,000 deaths per year for these reasons. increasing construction noise will adversely affect the health of the population with the urban transformation in Turkey.
In order to draw attention to the negative impact of noise on human health and raise awareness on this issue, Wednesday, which coincides with the last week of April, has been announced as the “International Noise Awareness” day since 1996 with the initiative of the Hearing and Communication Center (CHC). The aim is to make the public aware of the negative impact of loud sound on human health and comfort, with the exception of being “deaf işitme and indifferent to hearing loss. Many events will be organized on the “International Noise Awareness” day, which will be held on April 26th this year, and the importance of the issue will be highlighted.
With the urban transformation, metropolitan cities, especially Istanbul, became construction sites. To the right of the houses to be built on the left of the house will be affected by the noise too much, as the biggest difficulty in urban transformation. Next to our house, on the next street, at the bottom of our workplace, even the road between the house-work is always construction. With the spring months, construction works will accelerate and this will bring intense noise.
One of the most important problems related to noise is the construction noise, given the fact that urban transformation will last for many years. Before the sound reaches us in case of noise, it is basically more effective and economical to prevent it at its source. This can be implemented with encouraging, compelling rules and regulations.
Effects of loud sound on human health
İZODER held for the first time last year by experts on the issues of noise impacts on human health in Soundproofing Summit in Turkey told depth. Emphasizing that noise is a problem affecting everyone without exception, Psychologist İrem Erdem Atak said, en The most obvious effects of noise are discomfort, distress and tension. Nervous disturbance due to noise, fear, anxiety, fatigue and slowing of mental effects are recognized as important symptoms. Suddenly rising noise levels can also create fear in people. Moreover, the noise can impair sleep quality. Difficulty falling asleep, waking up during sleep, getting up too early and feeling insomnia in general are important effects. In addition, noise is a condition that affects everyday performance. In general, communication difficulties may occur. Noise can also impair performance in reading and learning. Activities and learning that require attention, force memory, especially language and listening-speaking are adversely affected. Noise that plays a role in disrupting word memory; it creates difficulties in the functioning of intellectual activities. On the other hand, it negatively affects problem solving skills. Noise can also reduce work efficiency. Studies on the effects of work efficiency and productivity have shown that the complex environment should be quiet and the simple environment should be somewhat noisy. In situations where there is more noise than it should be in the working life, it is difficult to do the work on time and to do the job correctly; occupational accidents are happening çek.
There is legal regulation
According to Article 23 of Environmental Law No. 2872, Regulation on Assessment of Environmental Noise, rules for noise level and noise prevention from construction sites to the environment have been determined. An item stating the hour interval with this weight, on the other hand, complaints about the conditions worked and disturbed outside the specified hours can be made to the Provincial Directorates of Environment and Urbanization and the Municipalities. Alo 181 Environment and Urbanism line, which transmits environmental complaints such as air, water, soil, waste pollution as well as noise complaints, can be made.
Those who do not comply with the noise level and noise rules spread to the environment from construction sites are fined in certain amounts as per the Environmental Law. The amount of this penalty, which was determined as 12 thousand TL in the law, was 24 thousand 546 TL for the year 2016. On the Ministry's website, the following information is provided about the course of complaints: esinde In the evaluation of any complaints submitted to the competent unit; 1. A preliminary elimination process is carried out to determine whether the complaint is to be handled under the Regulation on Assessment and Management of Environmental Noise. (Ex: Neighbor noise is outside the scope of the regulation is not carried out by the competent unit within this framework.) whether there is a violation. ”
Dams, roads, bridges, tunnels, such as the public interest in the construction activities can be done at night. However, this is decided by the Provincial Local Environmental Board and if necessary, this board can change the working hours considering the complaints.
Working on Sound Insulation Regulation
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization Dr. Mustafa Öztürk said, ık We have started a series of studies on how to reduce noise pollution in buildings. We need to prepare plans and guidance documents on this subject and raise public awareness about the negative effects of noise on the citizen. We need to develop systems where we create the right projecting, right materials, right labor and right financing models. Regarding noise pollution, we will try to build livable, quality buildings by putting people in the center with the Ministry and related stakeholders. We will soon publish the final version of the draft regulation at the end of the negotiations. The regulation should also be applicable. Insulation is an important factor that provides economic benefit to improve the quality of life of the society and the individual. We are conducting projects supported by the EU to minimize the noise pollution caused by transportation. ”
IZODER Vice Chairman Ertugrul Sen said that they found the draft Yönetmelik Regulation on the Protection of Buildings from Noise and Sound Insulation ğı prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization very important. According to the new regulation, all buildings under construction and existing are introduced with noise criteria to protect the physical and mental health of people. ”
Traffic noise in Europe
The main source of noise in Turkey, while construction and traffic, noise occurs in Europe iseçevresel with the most traffic noise.
Sound specialist Birgit Rasmussen, a senior research fellow at the Danish Building Research Institute at SBi, Aalborg University in Copenhagen, says that noise causes serious health problems, from discontent, discomfort and sleep splits to blood pressure, cholesterol and heart disease. Birgit Rasmussen stated that some of them had an indirect effect. While traffic noise has a direct impact on human health, the effects of neighboring noise are more difficult to detect. ”
Rasmussen summarizes the effects of noise in Europe with the following striking results:
There are 125 million people exposed to L> 55 dB sound pressure levels.
20 million adults are uncomfortable.
8 million people suffer from sleep disorders.
And in Europe there are 10,000 deaths per year for this reason.
There are more than 900 thousand hypertension cases and 43 thousand people are applying for hospitalization.
When these data are considered, traffic noise emerges as a public health problem. Accordingly, in Europe, the Environmental Noise Regulation (END 2002/49) introduces strategic noise maps and action plans that are repeated every five years with a focus on public information and consultation. Research on neighboring noise from three countries (Germany, the UK and the Netherlands) shows that neighboring noise significantly deteriorates the quality of life of nearly 50 million people.
As a result of another general survey conducted in 28 countries in Europe, noise is a problem that negatively affects the comfort of life by 19 percent. Birgit Rasmussen said, isten The presence of sounds, the inability to hear unwanted sounds and the activities that can be carried out without disturbing other people can be created by providing the appropriate environment. It focuses on air, impact-induced sound insulation, noise from traffic or external sources, noise from building equipment and devices, and ringing time (reverberation or reflection time). ”
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