Arbetsmiljöverket Apps
Noise Exposure
Measure the noise around you!With the noise indicator you can discover how much noise you havearound you. Measure the noise at work, in the car and at thefootball game. With a simple touch you will get:- A decibel meter that measures the sound level in real time.- A summary of the measurements which you can name and save forlater.- Brief information about noise and requirements values for thesound level.- Contact information to the Swedish Work EnvironmentAuthority.How does the app work?Start decibel meter by pressing the button on the first tab. Themeasurement continues until you press the button again. Thisdisplays an average value and a maximum value of the measurement.You can then choose to name the measurement and save it or shareit. We have chosen to remove the so-called noise calculator becauseit was not fully reliable. If you want to figure out the totalexposure for a working day so we refer tohttps://www.av.se/en/health-and-safety/noise/The app also contains information about the noise and requirementvalues, links to the Swedish Work Environment Authority'swebsite.Decibel Meter app is tested with the following phone models:- LG G4- LG Nexus 5- Motorola Nexus 6- Motorola Moto G (2 generation)- Samsung Galaxy S2- Samsung Galaxy S3- Samsung Galaxy S4- Samsung Galaxy S5- Samsung Galaxy S6- Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge- Sony Xperia Z3- Sony Xperia Z3 Compact- Sony Xperia Z5 Compact- SonyEricsson XPERIA Arc- SonyEricsson XPERIA Ray- HTC Desire- HTC Wildfire- HTC Desire HDThe application is not as reliable as a professional noise meter,but it gives approximate values. Note that most mobile phones havemicrophones that are designed for a frequency range correspondingto the human voice. Because of limitations in phones the soundlevel of sound dominated by low frequencies (below 200 Hz) beunderestimated, and for some models is a limitation at just above80 dB(A).If you want to take part of the test results from the moment ofcalibration of the various phone models you find it here,https://www.av.se/en/noisemeter/Noise Meter does not match international or European standard forsound level meters.The idea is to get an indication of the noise level around you. Ifyou experience bothersome noise levels at your workplace, pleasecontact primarily your employer or your occupational healthservices.The noise meter is published by the Swedish Work EnvironmentAuthority.
