Noise

Zero Community Disturbances

Environmental noise has the potential to adversely affect local communities. Direct effects from environmental noise can include sleep disturbance and annoyance, while indirectly it can have a long term effect on physical and mental health.

BlueScope Steel aspires to eliminate environmental noise from process disturbances. We also aim to continually reduce environmental noise generated as a result of ongoing operations so any noise generated does not disturb local communities.

Current controls

BlueScope has implemented a number of initiatives to reduce noise from operations for the health and safety of employees and the community. These include:

• Conducting operations in industrial rather than residential locations.
• Proactive monitoring of noise levels in the community.
• Ensuring operating hours are compatible with the local area.
• Installation of noise reduction equipment, for example silencers and enclosures.
• Incorporating noise limitations in selection criteria for new equipment.
• Track, manage and follow up on community complaints.

Performance

There have been zero regulatory non-compliances relating to noise over the past two decades.