Community Noise Enforcement Recertification
July 02, 2025 09:30-12:30

Sponsored By
Rutgers University - Environmental Sciences Dept

https://cpe.rutgers.edu/rntac/course-schedule

New Brunswick, NJ

Eric Zwerling
848-932-5782
732-266-1762
732-932-8644
zwerling@envsci.rutgers.edu

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Public Health CE#22058: 3.00 hour(s)

This course is offered every quarter in New Jersey. Recertification every 24 months is required by the New Jersey Noise Code (at N.J.A.C. 7:29-2.11). Many jurisdictions outside of New Jersey adhere to this practice as well, even though it may not be required by their code. Officers who are not regularly engaged in noise enforcement do well to have a refresher.

Private Industry: $450.00
Non-NJ Governmental Agency: $370.00
NJ Governmental Agency: $280.00
CEHA: $115.00

Recertification Course
This course is offered every quarter in New Jersey. Recertification every 24 months is required by the New Jersey Noise Code (at N.J.A.C. 7:29-2.11). Many jurisdictions outside of New Jersey adhere to this practice as well, even though it may not be required by their code. Officers who are not regularly engaged in noise enforcement do well to have a refresher.

RUTGERS NOISE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER

COMMUNITY NOISE ENFORCEMENT
1-DAY RECERTIFICATION
The Fundamentals of Sound
Brief Review

Intensity
Units of Measurement and Reporting
Sound Level Meter Calculations of Sound Pressure Levels
Range of Human Hearing

Frequency
Units of Measurement and Reporting
Range of Human Hearing
Most Annoying Frequencies
Relative Response to Frequencies, and Weighting Systems

Operation of Sound Level Meter(s)
Field Calibration
Timing
Manufacturer`s Requirements

Proper Technique
Use of Meter
Acceptable Weather Conditions
Parameters for Valid Readings
Measuring and Recording
Measurement of Neighborhood Residual Sound Levels

Neighborhood Residual vs. Extraneous Noise
Strategies for Measurement of Background in Various Situations

The Mathematics of Sound Level Measurement

Determination of Optimal Measurement Time Intervals
Impact of Interval Choice on Final Calculated Levels

Calculation of Source Sound Level from Measured Total and Neighborhood Residual Sound Levels

Meter/Reader Tolerances

Noise Measurement Report Form
Line-by-Line Review of Proper Completion

New Jersey Codes

State of New Jersey Noise Control Act of 1971. N.J.S.A. 13:1G-1 et. seq. Brief Overview
New Jersey Administrative Code - Title 7, Chapter 29, Subchapter 1 - Noise Control ("NJAC 7:29") -AND- NJAC 7:29 Subchapter 2 - Procedures for the Determination of Noise from Stationary Sources
Review of Definitions
Word-by-Word Review of Codes
Specific Notation of Reporting Requirements Generated by Codes
Areas of Potential Courtroom Challenge
Readoption with Amendments. New Jersey Register, effective May 19, 2000.
Review Changes: Definitions, Exceptions, Enforcement

Model Ordinance for the State of New Jersey
Major Departures from NJAC 7:29

Enforcement N.J.A.C. 7:29-1.6
Fines, injunctive relief, major vs. minor violations
Grace Period (CEHA agencies and their subcontractors.)
Performance Violation vs. Nuisance Violation
Talking to the Facility Manager - or- The Art of the Bluff, and the Satisfied Complainant
Consent Orders

NJDEP Guideline to Conduct a Noise Control Program for Municipalities and CEHA Agencies.

Practical Field Exam

Written Exam

Eric Zwerling

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