J _- ?l-o/ ' / __:r_ EPA 550/9-76-012 1976 REASSESSMENT OF NOISE CONCERNS OF OTHER NATIONS VOLUME- II COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REVIEWS AUGUST 1976 U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency Washington,D.C. 20460 TECHNICAL REPORT DATA (Pleasere#dI_tzr_etlonson there_enebe[orecompletlnFJ 1,REPORTNO, 2. 3. RECIPIENT'SACCESSION'NO. 4,TITLE ANDSUBTITLE 5. REPORTDA E 1976 REASSESSMENT OF NOISE CONCERNS OF August _976 OTHER NATIONS 5. PERFORMINGOROANIZAT4DNCODE VOLUME II -- COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REVIEWS I, AUTHORiSI _, PERFORMING OROANIZATION REPORT NO Carl tvtodig, GhDiib Khouri, John Stapanchuk, George Cer_iy I, PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS 10. PROGRAM ELEMENT NO, lnformatice Inc. 6000 Executive Blvd. 11,CONTRACTIGRANTNO. Rockville, MD 20852 68-01-3115 12. SPONSORI NO AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS 13. TyPE OF REPORT AND PERIOD COVERED Office of Noise .Abatement and Control 14, SPONSORING AGENCY CODE Environmental ]Protection Agency Washington, DC 20460 1E, SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES Supplements: "An Assessment of Noise Concerns of Other Nations" 1971 NTZS NoR: PB-206721, PB-Z06712. 1E. AESTRACT A review of noise abatement programs around the world (except the U.S.) including laws, regulations, g_ide[ines, criteria, governmental organizations, plans, reeearc_ etc., with bibliography and contact addresses to facilitate further inquiry. Volume 15 contains country reviews of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Sweden. Canadi, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Switzerland, West German)., Nether- lands, Unltedl_iagdom, Israel, Italy, Japan, Norway, Potand, Soviet Union; Latin American Countries, South Africa, and Spain. (Vol. I contains a summary" and a toplc-by-toplc review.) Each country review is structured around anoutIine: (I) nationai laws, regulations and guidelines (occupational. emissions limits, zoning, other), (2) provincial and local tags[ framework, (3) enforcement and institutional data. 17, KEY_WOflDS AND DOCUMENT ANALYSIS a, DESCRIPTORS b,IDENTIFIERS/OPEN ENDEDTERMS I¢, COSATI Hdd/Omup Noise Reduction. aircraft noise, environ; Ahstralin, Austria, Belg|um, mental Surveys, pollution, foreign govern-Sweden, Canada, Czechoi 20A meat, pL*biic administration, internationai siovakia, Denmark, Finb ad, or government, noise poIit_tion, foreign France, Switzerland, W, 5D countries, noise abatement. Germany', Netiterlaads, )[ue other countries lists above in abetr_q_, IS, DISTe)SUTION STATEMENT _g, SECURIT_f CLASS _Tlll.fR¢_ort_ 21. NO. OF PAGES Unclassified 237 Uniimlted 2o.SECURITYCLASSITt_l*p_e) 22,PRICe Unctaeeified e_A FOfnl Sl;|g.I [|.73J EPA 550/9-76-012 1976 REASSESSMENT OF NOISE CONCERNS OF OTHER NATIONS VOLUME II COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REVIEWS AUGUST 1976 Prepared for: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Noise Abatement and Control Washington, D.C. 20460 Under Contract 68-01-3115 Thi! report hat be0n _oPro_ for _eNltalavailability, The ¢onten|l of thl! report reflact Ihe ¥[#_ of tho ¢ont_ClOr, wha II Ce0pontlbfltfor the facts o,td the accuracy o| Iho datl pretented hamlN, and do not r_cnMarllv reflect tho of fl©ial vlgws or policy of EPA. Thit reportd_t not constitota a t tBndard, Ipeclllcatio,1,or r_lgu_allon, TABLE OF CONTENTS - VOL. II l°a_e Table of Contents i List of Tables (Chapter 10 only) ii List of Figures (Chapter 10 only) iv Foreward£oVol.II. v General Outline for All Country Sections vi i0. COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REVIEWS i0-I I0.i Australia i0-I 10. Z Austria 10-I0 i0.3 Belgium ]0-16 I0.4 Sweden I0-19 10.5 Canada 10-26 I0.6 Czechoslovakla 10-38 10.7 Denmark l0-45 ]0.8 Finland 10-49 10.9 France i0-53 i0. I0 Switzerland 10-67 10. 11 Federal Republic of Germany 10-86 10. IZ Netherlands I0-i 12 i0. 13 United Kingdom I0-I 16 10. 14 Israel 10-126 i0. 15 Italy 10-133 10.16 Japan 10-135 10. 17 Norway l 0 -15Z ]0. 18 Poland 10-158 I0. 19 Soviet Union i0-175 10.20 Latin American Countries I0-198 : 10.21 South Africa 10-204 I0.22 Spain I0-207 REFERENCES FOR CHAPTER i0 I0-210 LIST OF TABLES (Chapter l0 only) Table Page 10-1 Daily Noise Dose Circulation Chart 10-3 I0-2 Maximum Permitted Noise Exposure at a Work Site I0-27 10-3 Maximum _ermitted Noise Exposure at Worksi_e 10-28 I0-4 New Vehicle Limits in Czechoslbvalda I0-40 I0-5 Maximum Permissible Noise Limits Per Maxlrnum Weekly Duration I0-57 10-6 Recommended Outdoor Noise Exposure Limit_ (Immission Standards) in DBA 10-76 10-7 Existing and Proposed Limit Values for Motor VehicleNoise(New Vehicles) 10-78 10-8 Proposed Limits for Residential Areas near Highways 10-80 10-9 %Vest German Noise Zone Guidelines |0-94 I0-I0 West German 1968 Planning Noise Zonal Limits I0-94 I0-11 Estimate of Noise Abatement Costs in Road Design and Construction in the Federal Republic of Germany from 1971 to 1985 I0-I02 I0-12 Investments for Environmental Protection in the Federal Republic of Germany, 1970 - 1979 I0-I08 10-13 Israeli Community Noise Law (Other than Aircraft or Traffic Noise) I0-130 10-14 Target Schedule for Abating Nois e fron_ New and existing Shinkansen Express Railroad Lines 10-136 10-15 Noise standards for New Motor Vehicles 10-137 I0-16 Measures to be taken at Specific Airports in Japan 10-[38 10-17 Environmental Quality Criteria fcr Noise I0-139 10-18 Special Environmental Quatif_ Criteria for Noise (Roadside Areas) 10-140 [0-[9 l_estrictiveStandards for Specific Factories 10-140 ii LIST OF TABLES (Continued} Table Page 10-20 Enforcement Standards for Construction Noise Article 10-141 14-I & Article 15-I, Noise Regulation Law 10-21 Permissible Indoor Noise Levels in P,esidsntial Areas 10-164 10-22 Permissible Noise Lewis in Werksites 10-165 10-23 Polish Corrections to Noise Limits for Various Zones 10-166 10-24 Percentage of Polish Workers Exposed to Noise and Vibration I0-167 10-25 Polish Occupational Hearing Damage by Industry .10-168 10-26a Noise Measurement on Worksites in Textile Plants 10-169 10-26b Noise Measurement on Worksites in Mines 10-169 10-26c Noise Measurements on Worksites in Thermal Power Plants I0-170 10-26d Noise Measurement on Worksites in Iron and Steel Work Works 10-170 I0-26e Noise Measurement on Worksite of Selected Engineering Plants i0-171 10-27 Work-Related Soviet Norms on Noise 10-176 10-Z8 LS.O. Curve NR 75 [0-177 10-29 Adjustments to Regulation 1004-73 in Respect to Noise Exposures Less Than an Eight Hour Shift 10-179 I0-30 Noise Control on Trains per Sanitary Norms 877-71 10-18i 10-31 Maximum Allowable Noise Levels on Board Soviet Ships 10-182 10-32 Soviet Norms on Noise in Residences 10-184 10-33 Maximum IndustrialNoise Emissions to Neighboring Areas 10-185 iii LIST OF TABLES (Continued) Tables Page 10-34 Basic Norms of SN 535-65 (Before Adjustment) 10-188 10-35 SN 535-65: Table of Adjustments for Determining the Norms for a Particular Residen tlalSituation I0-189 I0-36 City Council Act (Municipal Law) for Cordoba, Argentina: l_axln%um Vehicle Sound Levels 10-202 I0-37 Community Noise Limits Inside Buildings for Cordoba City, Argentina iO-ZOZ LIST OF FIGURES (Chapter I0 Only) Figure Page 10-1 Dusseldorf Noise Zones 10-93 I0-2 Procedures and Remedies for Noise Problems under Common Law and Statutory Law in the United Kingdom I0-125 10-3 Basic Provisions of Soviet Regulation 1004-73 Concerning k4ax'Imum Levels of Noise in Occupational Settings 10-178 iv INTRODUCTION TO VOLUME II This volume contains Chapter 10, the individual reviews of noise control activities in various countries. The general outline of each country section is given on the next page. We have used information gathered from books and from direct inquiry made to experts abroad. After a first draft was written for a country, copies of this draftwere sent abroad for critical review. In this way we have tried to insure the accuracy of the information. Naturally, we }lave obtained more information on son]e countries than others, which is reflected in the difference in length of the various sections. Occasionally, we have not obtained enough information from a country to address some point of t/_e general outline. In that case we have usually left the caption in place, but without any textual information following it. This should be m,derstood as indicating "no data available to us. " We would be happy to receive supplementary information from readers to help fillthese gaps, in the event that the report is revised again. Readers may send information to: Noise Control Requirements and Technology Staff Office of Noise Abatement and Control U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, D.C. Z0460 For comments on general trends among all countries, the reader is referred to the sumrr,ary chapter (Chapter i) in Volume i. lO,x /NAh4i_', OF COtlN'I'I_.Y/ lO.x.l*3 Hmi:i_io_ LitniL_ - new I)r*Hhlcls |O,X, l, _ OLilt_l" n;tliOn;Ll rile;_llr_, i/I ill_ l_!Kal l_r;_'ll_;rork , to _iti_zl_ ;I//_tl:(I Ily ¢lt_il, l!, inc_ntlvl_:; {or [_rod.icliu/, of low-zT(si_(: L_l'od_]ci_, _ii(_d_l lel_i_!illlOn II'OdLlCe(i by IlaLJ_nal gu'/('_'llrl_l:nt fclr ;_(JollLiull by _,l;_L_ ;_rl(I iol:,_l IO,XoZ larovincial ,_lld ]o_i_l LegllL Irlmluw_rk, if ;_ny, Ovl!l*vil!w I_ii_I*L _lll_llll_l*y} Di,_cll_ioil O[ illllJvi¢llliil jl:_i_¢li_[iIi!_ lawl _i al)d re,_,'/, if an_* lO,li*_ l_ll/oi_c_nl(_rli and Ill_ilJLIl_[¢lll_l D;lia IO.x,_*_ llli4liLI;liofl,I 1 ])ala _c lv_. c *) (] cllidu_ l I ,gov L ] v l_ _, L L_ vi 10. COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REVIEWS i0.l Australia While the control of environmental and community noise has been primarily a state responsibility in Australia, recent years have witnessed a move in most states to centralize this responsibility under on_ main administrating or coordinating agency.