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PROJECT EXPERIENCE SECTION OF THE QSTI/QSTO

PROJECT EXPERIENCE SECTION OF THE QSTI APPLICATION - EXAMPLE  - For those persons who have taken the exam (or plan to) and are preparing their applications for submittal to the QSTI Review Committee, the project experience section may prove a little open-ended. What are “they” looking for? How much information should I include? Do “they” want a copy of a test report? First, definitely do not send in any test reports. The committee is not equipped to handle such confidential business information. What the committee does need is information about your experience and knowledge sufficient to demonstrate that you can conduct a test project successfully and produce reliable results. As a guideline for completing this element of the application, the QSTI Review Committee has provided two examples for your use. The components of these examples coincide with those outlined in the SES application form. Group II Application (example 1)  Project One  EPA Method 7  I led a project to measure NOx em
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Noise Monitoring

Noise

The following regulations and standards have been established to ensure that noise levels are maintained within limits that do not cause nuisance or harm to the citizens or the environment.

7.1 Environmental Noise Standards

7.1.1 Noise level standards for residential, business and industrial areas, and roadside areas are specified in Table 7A. Environmental noise standards apply to the noise levels measured at properties adjacent to the source of the noise or to noise levels in public areas.

7.2 Environmental Noise Regulations

7.2.1 No person, facility, agency or contractor shall operate equipment that creates, noise levels at their
boundary fence in excess of the environmental noise standards in Table 7A.

 7.2.2 The operator of a facility with equipment operating at noise levels in excess of 85 dBA shall conduct a perimeter noise survey at their facility at a frequency of at least once per year. The
results of the noise survey shall be reported to the Royal Commission within thirty (30) days of completion of the monitoring.

 7.2.3 The Royal Commission may waive or reduce the frequency of noise monitoring requirements if the operator of the facility can demonstrate to the Royal Commission that the facility is
consistently in compliance with the applicable standard.

7.3 Tables

TABLE 7
NOISE CRITERIA FOR
OCCUPIED AND ROADSIDE AREAS
OCCUPIED AREAS
Maximum Noise Measured at Property Line - Not to be exceeded >10% of Measured Time (dBA)
 Zoning District

   1. Residential and Institutional
50
   2. Small Business and Commercial
65
   3. Industrial
75
Roadside Areas(1)
L10 18 hours in dBA(2)
Residential Areas
70(3)
Building Interior, Closed Window
50
Notes:

 1) Roadside criteria based on freely or peak flowing traffic
2) L10 (18 hrs) represents the noise level which is exceeded 10% of the time over 18 hrs.
3) Noise level measured at a distance of one meter from the building facade

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