Regulatory Info

Noise Thermometer
Sound Energy Doubles Every 3 dB
(Example: if a 90 dB noise is doubled, it measures 93 dB)
Severe Irritation
to the Ear
120 dB
Severe Irritation
to the Ear
120 dB
Fireworks
162 dB
Handgun
166 dB
Rocket
Lift-Off
188 dB
Shotgun
170 dB
Artillery
Fire
170 dB
Engine
Backfire
140 dB
Noisy
Squeeze
Toys
135 dB
Bicycle
Horn
143 dB
Dynamite
Blast
140 dB
Auto
Racing
130 dB
Oxygen
Torch
121 dB
Thunder
120 dB
Hammer
on Nail
120 dB
Generator
116 dB
Loud
Stadium
117 dB
Chainsaw
118 dB
Jet Plane
at Ramp
120 dB
Loud Rock
Concert
115 dB
Compactor
116 dB
Crying
Baby
110 dB
Motorcycle
105 dB
Personal
Music
Player
105 dB
Ambulance
Siren
112 dB
Impact
Wrench
102 dB
Diesel Truck
Accelerating
114 dB
Bulldozer
100 dB
Power
Lawnmower
94 dB
Subway
90 dB
Table Saw
93 dB
Cockpit of
Propeller
Airplane
88 dB
Industrial
Fire Alarm
95 dB
Forklift
87 dB
Smoke
Alarm
85 dB
Blender
85 dB
Elevator
85 dB
Hair Dryer
80 dB
Handsaw
85 dB
Ringing
Telephone
82 dB
Vacuum
Cleaner
74 dB
Alarm
Clock
75 dB
Garbage
Disposal
80 dB
Lathe
81 dB
Sewing
Machine
60 dB
Microwave
Oven
58 dB
Dishwasher
60 dB
Background
Music
50 dB
Rainfall
50 dB
Normal
Conversation
60 dB
Large Office
50 dB
Flowing
Stream
50 dB
Paper
Rustling
50 dB
Transformer
50 dB
Quiet
Library
40 dB
Quiet
Office
40 dB
Quiet
Residential
Area
40 dB
Refrigerator
43 dB
Audible
Whisper
30 dB
Normal
Breathing
10 dB
Military
Rifle
161 dB
Pig
Squeal
130 dB
Jackhammer
130 dB
Immediate
Physical Damage
160 dB
Immediate
Physical Damage
160 dB
Immediate
Pain Threshold
130 dB
Immediate
Pain Threshold
130 dB
Unprotected Noise
Exposure of Any Duration
Not Permitted Above
This Level
115 dB
Unprotected Noise
Exposure of Any Duration
Not Permitted Above
This Level
115 dB
Extremely Loud
100 dB
Extremely Loud
100 dB
Hearing Protection
Required by OSHA
90 dB
Hearing Protection
Required by OSHA
90 dB
Ear Damage
Possible
85 dB
Ear Damage
Possible
85 dB
Non-Hazardous
65 dB
Non-Hazardous
65 dB
Comfortable
50 dB
Comfortable
50 dB
Threshold
of Audibility
20 dB
Threshold
of Audibility
20 dB
OSHA Permissible
Exposure Limits
8 Hours
4 Hours
1 Hour
15 Min
30 Min
Firecracker
150 dB
Balloon
Pop
157 dB
Jet Engine
Take-Off
150 dB
2 Hours
0 dB
0 dB
Honeywell Industrial Safety
900 Douglas Pike
Smithfield, RI 02917
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Non-Occupational Noise Occupational Noise
HP.202 Rev 2.0 Aug16