Safety with Light Project
Exploded view of the Noise Alert System, created on SolidWorks
My final product is a one part unit displayed around the factory in workstations to indicate the sound levels to everyone in the vicinity.
The noise is gathered through the microphone along the side (black side) of the device.
Inside the device comfortably sits the three led plates illuminating the symbols shielded by the glass cups. The connect to the microphone through the noise dosimeter inside which measures the sound, connecting to the power source, charged from a main power owtlet.
Inside the device comfortably sits the three led plates illuminating the symbols shielded by the glass cups. The connect to the microphone through the noise dosimeter inside which measures the sound, connecting to the power source, charged from a main power owtlet.
Hearing loss is an increasing problem in New Zealand. 17% of the population is affected by a hearing disability and by 2050, it is estimated that this will increase to 26%. By the age of forty-five, forty-two thousand New Zealanders have a hearing disability due to an accident or injury in the work place. Exposure to excessive noises is a major cause of hearing disabilities and is irreversible.
This creates a need to educate workers of the risk they are putting themselves in on a daily basis at work.
Having the knowledge of noise levels and means of protecting themselves would reduce workers vulnerability to excess sound and a future with a hearing disability.
This creates a need to educate workers of the risk they are putting themselves in on a daily basis at work.
Having the knowledge of noise levels and means of protecting themselves would reduce workers vulnerability to excess sound and a future with a hearing disability.
The symbol I designed to indicate the noise level is at an extremely high level, the area must be vacated.
The symbol I designed to indicate the noise level is at a high level, so hearing protection must be worn.
The symbol I designed to indicate the noise level is at a safe level without requiring hearing protection.
