Institute for Municipal and Governmental Training - Enforcement of Noise By-Laws (And Noise Abatement in General) NCB-5

ENFORCEMENT OF NOISE BY-LAWS (AND NOISE ABATEMENT IN GENERAL)

ENFORCING QUANTITATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE BY-LAWS
A FIVE (5) DAY CERTIFICATE COURSE FOR BY-LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT STAFF

Course times: Monday to Thursday 9 am to 5 pm, Friday 9 am to 3:30 pm

DAY 1

Course Code: NCB-5

Effects of Environmental Noise
Enforcement of Noise Legislation & Control By-Laws
Municipal Act Noise By-Laws
Basics of Acoustics
Noise Calculations
Calculation Work Shop
Overview of the MOE Model Municipal Noise Control By-Law

DAY 2

Municipal Act Noise By-Laws
NPC-101 Technical Definitions
NPC-102 Instrumentation
NPC-205-Stationary Sources
Indoor Sound Measurements Workshop
NPC-103-Procedures

DAY 3

NPC-104-Sound Level Adjustment
NPC-115-Construction Equipment
NPC-119-Blasting (Noise and Vibration)
NPC-216-MOE Publication-Sept 12, 2004
Field Trip and Measurements, (Times Square Exhaust Fans)
Field Trip and Measurements
Summary-Noise Impact Assessment Procedures
MOE Noise Descriptors & Criteria Summary

DAY 4

Road Traffic Noise Modeling, ORNAMENT
Noise Complaint Investigation Procedures
Planning and Approvals of New Stationary Sources of Noise
MOE Guide to Applying for Approval (AIR) Noise and Vibration
Acoustic-Vibration Audits
MOE Acoustic Assessment (AA) Reports
Field Trip to measure traffic noise (ambient) and follow verification by prediction of same
Case Study 1
Case Study 2

DAY 5

Sound Barriers
Noise Control Measures-Stationary Sources
Course Review, Questions and Answers
Course Examination (Optional)

A Certificate of Attendance will be issued by the Institute for this course for delegates who attend the full training course.

A CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE WILL BE ISSUED

A final examination (in-class and a take home) will be administered for delegates who wish to receive a Certificate of Competency indicating successful completion of the course (a passing grade is 65% of the final mark).

A CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY WILL BE ISSUED

All Certificates will be signed by the Course Director (a Professional Engineer) jointly with the Consulting Engineering firm SS Wilson Associates.

WHAT TO BRING TO THE COURSE?

Course notes and/or a course manual developed by SS Wilson Associates will be provided to the delegates.

The delegates are expected to bring with them the following items:

Any printed information on some of their local procedures, policies, by-laws, guidelines, etc. related to noise; if any.

Download a copy of the following Government of Ontario publications from their respective websites:

3166e	D-1 Land Use and Compatibility
3166e01	D-1-1 Land Use Compatibility: Procedure for Implementation
3166e02	D-1-2 Land Use Compatibility: Specific Applications
3166e03	D-1-3 Land Use Compatibility: Definitions
3272	D-6 Compatibility Between Industrial Facilities & Sensitive Land Uses
3272e01	D-6-1 Industrial Categorization Criteria
3272E03	D-6-3 Separation Distances
3372	Noise Assessment Criteria in Land Use Planning. Publication LU-131 (October 1997)
3372e01	Noise Assessment Criteria in Land Use Planning. Annex to Publication LU-131 (October 1997)
3517	Noise Assessment Criteria in Land Use Planning: Requirements, Procedures and Implementation (October 1997)
3404e	Information to be Submitted for Approval of Stationary Sources of Sound (NPC- 233)
3405	Sound Level Limits for Stationary Sources in Class 3 Areas (Rural) (NPC-232)
3406	Sound Level Limits for Stationary Sources in Class 1 & 2 Areas (Urban) (NPC- 205)
3407	Sound Levels Due to Road Traffic (NPC-206)
272101	Environmental Noise Guidelines for Installation of Residential Air Conditioning Devices (Sept. '94) (Available from Publications Ontario)

Other reference publications that may be obtained by the delegates for further reference purposes.
You may wish to contact the Government of Ontario Publications Centre with regards to purchasing or getting a copy of the following publications:
- Manual for Environmental Noise Certificate Course. October 1998
  © Her majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario as Represented By the Minister of The Environment, 1998
- Manual for Environmental Noise Assessment in Land Use Planning Course. November 1999
  © Her majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario as Represented By the Minister of The Environment, 1999
- Ornament. Ontario Road Noise Analysis Method for Environment and Transportation. Technical Document
  Noise Assessment and Systems Support. Approvals Branch. Ministry of the Environment. October 1999
- STEAM. Sound from Trains Environmental Analysis Method. Air and Noise Section.
  Environmental Assessment and Approvals Branch. Ontario Ministry of the Environment. July 1990
  (Reprinted February 1993, September 1999)
  Copyright © Queen's Printer for Ontario, 1990.

Government of Ontario Bookstore
880 Bay Street. Toronto, Ontario. M7A 1N8
Tel: 416 - 326 - 5300

The use of cameras or recording devices are not accepted during the lectures held inside the lecture rooms.
Suitable dress gear for outside work.

The Institute will provide dell laptop computers for use by the delegates at all times (for maximum exchange of benefit, one laptop will be assigned to each pair of delegates) as well as free calculation software developed by SS Wilson Associates, Consulting Engineers (one copy per delegate).

Course Fees: $2,550.00

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Institute staff is also prepared to deliver similar seminars and courses on noise groups of government officials in their offices provided that suitable lecture rooms are made available. Substitute material will be presented in lieu of the field trips (field trips may still be performed based on suitable sites to be selected by the government officials in their locale).