The optimus red will be used on the reality TV show - Big Brother Africa to be screened on M-net, Friday 30 July 2010 from 10h00 - 11h30 for their group-task "Screamers".

What is optimus? Optimus is the new range of Sound Level Meters manufactured by Cirrus Research. The very latest digital technology and industrial design are used to bring an exciting range of new features and functions to hand held noise measurement instruments.

The optimus red. The optimus red instruments are the second range in the optimus family and are designed for occupational and industrial hygiene noise as well as for basic noise measurements.

All of the unique features of the optimus range are present including ease of use, an ergonomically designed case, high resolution colour display and 120dB dynamic range combined with integrated noise functions and real time octave band filters.

Data logging is available with B&C version instruments and real-time octave band filters are available on C version instruments. Type 1 and Type 2 versions of the optimus red are availalbe.

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Soccer fever has hit South Africa and the excitement is increasing as the count-down clock shows less and less days to the start of the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup.

The Vuvuzela has become the iconic sound of South African soccer, but what can it do to your hearing? A recent article answers that question with the help of doseBadges that were used to conduct the monitoring.

"Researchers have produced evidence, based on tests at a soccer match with blaring vuvuzelas, that the sound level inside a 2010 stadium could lead to permanent hearing damage." Read more ...

Whether you love the Vuvuzela or hate it, there are health risks involved ... will you be taking home more than memories from the 2010 Soccer World Cup?

Cirrus Research has released the new SoundSign™, a highly visible noise activated warning sign that has been designed for use in environments where there is a need to clearly warn or indicate when a preset noise level is reached. The SoundSign™ is ideal for Noisy Environments such as: Factories, Workshops, Pubs and Nightclubs as well as Quiet Environments such as: Hospitals, Libraries and Schools.

With environmental issues such as exhaust emissions, carbon footprints, waste recycling and global warming dominating forums around the world, environmental noise has also become a topic of interest and concern for many, including the public. Noise generated at Airports, Construction Sites, Mines, Road Traffic as well as the Entertainment Sector are resulting in numerous complaints from the general public. NAPAS, with more than 20 years experience in the field, has assisted numerous clients in the Mining, Industrial and Entertainment Sectors to conduct Environmental Noise Monitoring and with the leading instrumentation available from Cirrus Research in the UK this type of monitoring can now be done with even more accuracy and ease on both a permanent or instantaneous basis.

NAPAS representatives have been working around-the-clock shifts to assist a prominent client in ensuring that their workers are not exposed to harmful conditions while commencing repair-work on cables damaged in an underground fire.

We would like to thank our dedicated staff who have sacrificed their personal-time and families to provide the service we are proud of!

Effective Noise monitoring has become an area of importance to Public Services, Industry and Mines of late and NAPAS has been requested to assist numerous Industrial and Mining Sectors to monitor their Personal and Environmental Noise Exposures by both recommending the most suited Cirrus Noise Measurement Instrumentation for specialised application as well as conducting and assisting International Companies in Noise Monitoring. Find out more ...

Established in 1988, NAPAS celebrates its 20th year of existence. NAPAS was the first AIA registered with the Department of Manpower to conduct personal gravimetric dust sampling for mines, quarries and factories in South Africa. More about us...