At our launch in 2007, our first step was to put the ISO 9001 Quality Management System in place and we have maintained and enhanced it ever since.

At dBC we work under ISO management systems for sound and vibration consultancy. Please download by clicking on the links below.

dBC ISO 9001 - To implement this means your organisation has put in place effective processes, procedures and trained staff to deliver flawless products or services time after time.

ProPG - Planning & Noise – New Residential Development provides guidance for managing noise in the planning system in England, produced collaboratively by the IOA, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, and the Association of Noise Consultants. It aims to improve acoustic design in new residential developments and protect people from noise, but it is not an official government code and does not replace legal advice.

BS 4142 - Describes methods for rating and assessing industrial and commercial sound. BS 4142 provides a robust method for ‘rating’ external noise levels from factories, industrial premises, or fixed installations of an industrial nature. The methods described in this British Standard use outdoor sound levels to assess the likely effects of sound on people who might be inside or outside a dwelling or premises used for residential purposes upon which sound is incident.

BS 5228 Part 1 Noise -  Gives recommendations for basic methods of noise control relating to construction sites, including sites where demolition, remediation, ground treatment or related civil engineering works are being carried out, and open sites, where work activities/operations generate significant noise levels, including industry-specific guidance.

BS 5228 Part 2 Vibration - Gives recommendation for basic methods of vibration control relating to construction and open sites where work activities/operations generate significant vibration levels, including industry-specific guidance.  

BS 8233 -  Provides guidance on sound insulation and noise reduction for buildings. It is applicable to the design of new buildings, or refurbished buildings undergoing a change of use, but does not provide guidance on assessing the effects of changes in the external noise levels to occupants of an existing building.

NPSE 2010 - Noise Policy Statement for England. The management of noise has developed over many years as the types and character of noise sources have altered and people’s attitude to noise has changed. The Noise Abatement Act came into law in 1960 and the Report from the Committee on the Problem of Noise was published in 1963 (the Wilson report). Since then, examples of noise management can be found in many areas including reducing noise at source; the use of the land use and transport planning systems, compensation measures, the statutory nuisance and licensing regimes and other related legislation.