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Who sets the standards for emission of noise in Zimbabwe?

The Environment Management Agency (EMA) in terms of section 79 of the Environmental Management Act [Chapter 20:27] has the authority in consultation with the Standards and Enforcement Committee to set the minimum standards for the emission of noise and vibration pollution into the environment.

The Standards Enforcement Committee has the authority to set:

• The minimum standards to be prescribed for the emissions of noise and vibration pollution into the environment as are necessary to preserve and maintain public health and the environment;

• The criteria and procedures to be prescribed for the measurement of noise and vibration pollution into the environment;

• The criteria and procedures to be prescribed for the measurement of sub-sonic vibration;

• The noise level and noise emission standards to be prescribed that are applicable to construction sites, plants machinery, motor vehicles, aircraft including sonic booms, industrial and commercial activities; and

• The guidelines to be prescribed for the abatement of unreasonable noise and vibration pollution emitted into the environment from any source.