Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Hi, I'm looking into a situation we have and wondered if anyone out there could tell me if they know how loud emergency alarms i.e. GPA or PAPA have to be. I am assuming that there is a requirement for them to produce a level at a set distance; is there also a limit they have to be in cabins? Looking forward to your expertise.... Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Hey Tim, On the Rig I'm on, our alarms are set between 85 - 90 decibals.A question you may want to also consider is not only distance, but also the amount of time a worker may have to work in that environment at the set decibal readings. Cale' Coelho H2S Tech/Medic High Island 9 Qatar Tim Betts <tim.betts@...> wrote: Hi, I'm looking into a situation we have and wondered if anyone out there could tell me if they know how loud emergency alarms i.e. GPA or PAPA have to be. I am assuming that there is a requirement for them to produce a level at a set distance; is there also a limit they have to be in cabins? Looking forward to your expertise.... Tim Member Information: List owner: Ian Sharpe Owner@... Editor: Ross Boardman Editor@... ALL list admin messages (subscriptions & unsubscriptions) should be sent to the list owner. Post message: egroups Please visit our website http://www.remotemedics.co.uk Regards The Remote Medics Team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 I think loud enough for everyone to hear very clearly and get their a...s into emergency response mode....comfort levels do not seem quite in order. P Tim Betts <tim.betts@...> wrote: Hi, I'm looking into a situation we have and wondered if anyone out there could tell me if they know how loud emergency alarms i.e. GPA or PAPA have to be. I am assuming that there is a requirement for them to produce a level at a set distance; is there also a limit they have to be in cabins? Looking forward to your expertise.... Tim Member Information: List owner: Ian Sharpe Owner@... Editor: Ross Boardman Editor@... ALL list admin messages (subscriptions & unsubscriptions) should be sent to the list owner. Post message: egroups Please visit our website http://www.remotemedics.co.uk Regards The Remote Medics Team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Morning Tim, It depends on the area if the rig, but I can safely say that anything above 80 decibells would be a safe bet, abviously in the accomodation section it wont's be as loud as it would be in the Moonpool for example. Regards J On Wed, 04 Jan 2006 20:29:06 -0000 " Tim Betts " <tim.betts@...> wrote: >Hi, > I'm looking into a situation we have and wondered if >anyone out >there could tell me if they know how loud emergency alarms >i.e. GPA or >PAPA have to be. >I am assuming that there is a requirement for them to >produce a level >at a set distance; is there also a limit they have to be >in cabins? > >Looking forward to your expertise.... > >Tim > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 I don't beleive ther is a set limit I think it states that they must be heard above normal ambient niose probably 85 decibels. As this is the first level action of hering protection this year. If they can't be heard then some form of visual warning must be given either Strobes or flashinng lights which is differant from any other type of Alarm. It would also deppend if it was a high or low frequency. Hope this is of help >From: " Tim Betts " <tim.betts@...> >Reply- > >Subject: Sound Levels >Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 20:29:06 -0000 > >Hi, > I'm looking into a situation we have and wondered if anyone out >there could tell me if they know how loud emergency alarms i.e. GPA or >PAPA have to be. >I am assuming that there is a requirement for them to produce a level >at a set distance; is there also a limit they have to be in cabins? > >Looking forward to your expertise.... > >Tim > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Search and browse smarter - get MSN Search Toolbar with Desktop Search! http://toolbar.msn.ie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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