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Night Noise Guidelines for Europe

Night Noise Guidelines for Europe. Dr. Rokho KIM WHO/Europe European Centre for Environment and Health Bonn, Germany. Deriving guidelines. Collection of relevant data Evaluation of data in terms of strength of evidence

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Night Noise Guidelines for Europe

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  1. Night Noise Guidelines for Europe Dr. Rokho KIM WHO/Europe European Centre for Environment and Health Bonn, Germany

  2. Deriving guidelines • Collection of relevant data • Evaluation of data in terms of strength of evidence • Evaluation of data in terms of biological plausibility of health effects • Evaluation of the exposure-effects relationship • Setting guideline values Evaluation and use of epidemiological evidence for environmental health risk assessment, WHO, 2000

  3. The Process • EU-grant (DG-SANCO) and support of Germany and Switzerland • “To provide expertise and scientific advice to the Commission and to its Member States for supporting them when developing future legislation in the area of night noise exposure control and surveillance.” • Interdisciplinary experts working group • sleep research, acoustics, psychology, epidemiology,... • Consensus of experts and stakeholders • Peer-review and consultations • Health-based approach combined with feasbility-based approach

  4. Basic Concept Sleep quality Night noise Health

  5. Results • Night Noise Guidelines for Europe • 162 pages, 711 references • Launched on 8 October 2009 • Contents • Introduction: methods and criteria • The relation between sleep and health • Effects of night noise on sleep • Effects of night noise on health • Guidelines and recommendations • Summary of exposure-effects relationship • Guideline (NNG) and interim target (IT)

  6. Thresholds for effects with sufficient evidence

  7. Effects of night noise on the population’s health

  8. Recommended night noise guidelines for Europe

  9. WHO/Europe Noise and Health Programme • Two other projects in 2010 (for WHO/JRC joint publication) • Guidance on risk assessment of environmental noise • Aircraft noise and health: evidence review • New projects subject to external funding • Cardiovascular effects of noise: evidence review • Health impact assessment using strategic noise maps

  10. Why do we need health arguments? • The END requires competent authorities in Member States • to produce strategic noise maps on the basis of harmonised indicators • to inform the public about noise exposure and its effects • to draw up action plans to address noise issues • Strategic noise maps do not show the effects of exposure by itself • “Why do we have to spend tax-payers money to address noise issues? We have other urgent priorities!” • END will become a higher priority when linked with public health agenda • Health is considered a fundamental human right in most European countries • Health arguments can also enable economic arguments supporting END

  11. Position of health argument in the END implementation Health effects Noise exposure Action plans

  12. Acknowledgements: Mr Xavier Bonnefoy (t) led NNGL project until 2006 Mr Martin van den Berg led the technical editing 35 experts contributed to the contents Night Noise Guidelins for Europe can be purchased or downloaded at www.euro.who.int/noise. If you give me your business card, we will send you a complimentary hard copy. For further inquiries: Dr. Rokho KIM email: rki@ecehbonn.euro.who.int

  13. Thank you for your attention!

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