B&K sound-level and vibration meter protects workers from excess noise

The 2245-W sound-level and vibration meter

Durham Instruments teams up with Brüel & Kjær to make the latter’s test and measurement solutions available to Canadian businesses – like the 2245-W sound-level and vibration meter. With the durability for virtually any work environment, this device comes with a complete, focused tool set for monitoring occupational noise-related concerns, including noise-exposure surveys and risk mitigation for noise-induced hearing loss. The 2245-W works with the accompanying Work Noise Partner mobile app, for a complete implementation of job-based noise-exposure assessment.

Ensuring compliance with regulations

Among the features are a colour LCD screen with a bright, clean layout, which displays the most important data with a clear indication of measurement status with a colour header, and a measurement-status light ring, visible from any angle. The 2245-W also has a built-in Li-Ion battery that usually provides more than 14 hours of Wi-Fi-enabled power, 16 gigabytes of built-in storage for measurements and annotations, integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy for connection to mobile and computer apps, and a single, weatherproof USB-C connector for charging and data transfer.

Users can download Work Noise Partner to a Smartphone, on which all app capabilities are wirelessly controlled. The app organizes measurements into tasks and exposure groups while enabling workday noise-exposure calculations, while a task duration is assigned to calculate a dose. Images, text and voice notes, and videos can be embedded with measurements via the app interface. The info can easily be transferred to a PC following the survey. The software is pre-configured with all necessary tools to minimize the need for additional training.

Common applications for this instrument include task- or job-oriented noise-exposure surveys according to ISO 9612, preventing hearing loss, managing noise exposure, ensuring compliance with regulations, and measurement for hearing-protection selection. Users can add other app licences to the meter, including Exhaust Noise Partner or Enviro Noise Partner, for extra task-focused capabilities for other scenarios.

The 2245-W is a versatile solution for many industrial applications, and Durham Instruments deems it suitable for use in the general manufacturing, aerospace, automation, food-processing, forestry, medical, mining, packaging, power-generation, alternative-energy, and transportation sectors.

To learn more, contact Durham Instruments.

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