The Control of Noise (Codes of Practice for Construction and Open Sites) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order.)

Under Article 51 of the Pollution Control and Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (the 1978 Order), the Department of the Environment may give guidance on appropriate methods for minimising noise, including vibration, by approving Codes of Practice. It is required to approve a Code for the carrying out of works to which Article 40 of the 1978 Order applies. These include building and roadworks, demolition, dredging and other works of engineering construction.

This Order approves the four Codes mentioned in Article 2. The Code of Practice for basic information and procedures for noise and vibration control mentioned in Article 2(a) covers all construction sites and other open sites.

This Order replaces the Control of Noise (Code of Practice for Construction Sites) Order (Northern Ireland) 1978.

The approved Codes of Practice can be obtained in person or by post from the British Standards Institution at the Customer Services Sales Department, BSI, 389 Chiswick High Road, London W4 4AL; telephone [phone].

The ISBN numbers for the approved Codes of Practice are as follows:

BS 5228: Part 1: 1997 (with Amendment 1)	ISBN 0 580 26845 4
BS 5228: Part 3: 1997	ISBN 0 580 26874 8
BS 5228: Part 4: 1992 (with Amendment 1)	ISBN 0 580 20381 6
BS 5228: Part 5: 1997	ISBN 0 580 28306 2