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This document defines the procedures for noise control of primarily open plants and the requirements on equipment suppliers for reporting and testing of noise.It is applicable to the following:— specification of procedures for noise control during engineering of a new plant and modification/extension of existing plants (construction and commissioning noise procedures are outside the scope of this document);— definition of responsibilities of parties involved, viz. “end-user”, “engineering contractor” and “equipment supplier”;— description of general procedures to arrive at noise requirements for individual equipment, based on overall noise requirements for the plant.Input to purchase specifications is presented in REF Annex_sec_A \r \h Annex A.A schematic flowchart, reviewing the noise control process, is presented in REF Annex_sec_B \r \h Annex B 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000C00000041006E006E00650078005F007300650063005F0042000000 and a summary of action items is presented in REF Annex_sec_C \r \h Annex C 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000C00000041006E006E00650078005F007300650063005F0043000000.An example of an equipment noise data sheet is presented in REF Annex_sec_E \r \h Annex E 08D0C9EA79F9BACE118C8200AA004BA90B02000000080000000C00000041006E006E00650078005F007300650063005F0045000000.