This standard covers procedures for environmental noise impact investigations and assessments. NOTE 1 For information on national legislation regarding environmental impact investigations, see the Introduction.
NOTE 2 A flow chart for an environmental noise impact investigation and assessment is given in annex A. This flow chart does not provide for all possibilities that are discussed in the standard and should thus be read in conjunction with the standard.
NOTE 3 It is recommended that the user follow the steps in the order in which they are given in the standard, but for ease of reference, a summary is given in annex B.
NOTE 4 The responsibility rests with the relevant authority (see 3.16) or applicant (see NOTE 5(a), in co-operation with the interested parties, to stipulate the scope of the investigation (for example, the noise sources to be investigated), the format and content of the report and the detail regarding the input data (for example, measuring results, calculations, assumptions and estimates).
NOTE 5 This standard does not cover requirements regarding officers, agents or consultants who are to be appointed for environmental noise impact investigations or for evaluation of reports submitted. The responsibility of the applicant and the relevant authority in this regard is described below in (a) and (b), respectively:
a) It is the responsibility of the applicant to:
- appoint an independent consultant who, on his behalf, has to comply with the relevant regulations;
- cover all costs incurred in the employment of the consultant or any other person acting on his behalf;
- ensure that the consultant, or any other person acting on his behalf, has no financial or other interest in the undertaking of the proposed activity;
- ensure that the consultant has
i) expertise in the area of environmental concern being dealt with in the specific application,
ii) the ability to efficiently perform all the relevant tasks contemplated in the relevant regulations,
iii) the ability to manage the participation of all the interested parties (see 3.10),
iv) the ability to timeously produce thorough, readable and informative documents,
v) adequate recording and reporting systems to ensure the preservation of all data collected, and
vi) a good working knowledge of all relevant policies, legislation, guidelines, norms and standards;
- ensure that the consultant provides access to the relevant authority as well as the opportunity to review all procedures, underlying data, reports and interviews with interested parties; and
- ensure that all interested and affected parties, including government departments that may have jurisdiction over any aspect of the activity, are given the opportunity to participate in all the relevant procedures contemplated in the relevant regulations.
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2003SANS 10328:2003 Methods for environmental noise impact assessments