One of the key elements to managing construction vibration risk is to develop a vibration monitoring and control plan for the project. A vibration monitoring and control plan is usually developed by a professional engineer with many years of vibration experience. The plan should detail the location for the monitoring equipment, the type of equipment and sensors to be utilized, and the method for coupling the sensor. The plan should also specify the maximum allowable vibration level at each monitoring location based on all of the site‐specific variables.
The plan should also establish a warning level less than the criteria and determine key personnel to be notified once this level is reached. At the action level the plan should specify if work stops, who is responsible for stopping work, and what changes could be made to equipment or methods to reduce vibrations.
Finally, the Vibration Monitoring and Control Plan should make predictions of vibration levels at critical locations from the various pieces of equipment proposed for use and determine zones of influence and the associated vibration risk for each piece of equipment.