Sound and noise may not only damage your hearing, in the long run they may also affect the working of your heart and blood vessels and cause other physical complaints.

In Belgium there are several institutes dealing with noise restriction, both at the federal, regional and local level. On the federal level one looks to see as to how the noise can be restricted at the source, within the scope of product policy. In the section “sound and sound pollution” you can read amongst others everything on the different legislations and concerning the sound standards for machines which are used outdoors, such as lawnmowers, compressors or generators. You will find more information on sound standards for MP3 players, tires, and hearing protection,…