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Changes To Methane Gas Reduction Requirements Pose Compliance Risks.

SoundComply is here to help you achieve Directive 038 Noise Control regulatory compliance.

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Determine higher risk projects earlier on without incurring costs for a full NIA

SoundComply is a 3-stage process that starts with an overall risk assessment based on a few key pieces of information about your subject facility.

Assess your risk

Starting by collecting some details, SoundComply confirms the study area by assessing adjacent facilities and nearby residences.

Detail Your Equipment

Gathers detailed equipment specifications and expands upon the information previously entered in Stage 1 to determine eligibility for a Screening NIA for AER Directive 038.

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Once you’ve entered your equipment, you can proceed through the entire Screening NIA process free of charge.
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Assess your risk

To support the province’s methane emissions target, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) recently amended Directive 060: Upstream Petroleum Industry Flaring, Incinerating, and Venting and Directive 017: Measurement Requirements for Oil and Gas Operations. These directives address common sources of upstream oil and gas methane emissions, including pneumatic devices, fugitive emissions, and equipment and solution gas venting.

Are you planning to update or change your facility’s equipment in accordance with the provincial methane reduction targets? SoundComply is here to help you achieve Directive 038 Noise Control regulatory compliance. Free to use as a planning tool, SoundComply provides you with immediate insight into facility noise related risk to make informed decisions at all stages of your facility.

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Detail Your Equipment

Planning to change your facility’s equipment in accordance with the provincial methane reduction targets?

SoundComply leverages the AER database and other publicly sourced information, in combination with an extensive database of measured sound accumulated over thousands of field studies and decades of acoustical engineering practice, to analyze facility noise sources, including instrument air compressors, in relation to adjacent facilities and residences to determine compliance with regulations and provide guidance on the best type of noise assessment.

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Apply for Screening NIA

Get insight into noise risk earlier in project planning.

Clients that use SoundComply also avoid overspending on noise studies and noise control measures for projects that are low risk.

Clients can also determine higher risk projects earlier on without incurring costs for a full NIA, this avoids surprises, allows for better budgeting, and saves time during planning.

SoundComply is expertise innovated.

Brought to you by Patching Associates Acoustical Engineering and backed by more than 30 years of experience and data, SoundComply is the science of acoustics simplified.

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