A GROUP of Yangan residents has raised concerns about noise and dust it says is coming from the town's sandstone quarry.

More than half a dozen nearby residents have written complaints to the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection but the quarry manager says nobody has come to him with any issues.

The quarry has been operating for more than a decade but locals say operation has increased dramatically in recent years, causing more dust and noise.

The quarry is about 500m from the centre of Yangan.

One resident, who did not wish to be named, told the Daily News noise and dust were daily issues in Yangan.

He claimed the dust had been blowing across the town, including the primary school.

"In the past two weeks the dust has just got worse and worse," he said.

"A lot of people around town say the dust is sitting on their roof and washing into water tanks.

"People have shut all their windows and doors to keep the dust out."

Another resident compared the issue to Grain X in Allora.

"Everyone is fed up with it. There's nearby residents who want to leave their houses," she said.

"The dust blows straight in their windows.

"The people of Yangan won't just sit by and take the health impacts."

The operators of the quarry insist they are doing everything to minimise the impact of their operations on residents.

Manager John Doherty said the site had only received two complaints in the past five years.

"We do everything we possibly can to minimise the noise and dust," he said.

"We've created a wall around the working areas.

"The tree canopy around the site is a natural noise and dust barrier."

Mr Doherty claimed the dust dissipated within 15m of the site.

He also said noise from machinery on the site was negligible.

"We work on strict guidelines from the EHP and have regular inspections from the Department of Natural Resources and Mines," he said.

"The school is dustproof and soundproof, and we've never had complaints from the the centre of Yangan."

Mr Doherty said he was willing to work with the residents to solve the issue, raising the prospect of increasing the height of the wall surrounding the site.

Currently the wall is 5m high in some parts, and 4m high in the direction of the Yangan township.

"We haven't been approached by any residents with any concerns," he said.

"When you don't know anything it's a bit hard to resolve any issues."

Residents said they had issues with the dust three out of five days a week.

They also pointed to an increase in trucks using the roads, and had concerns about the hours of operation of the site.

Mr Doherty said work began on site at 6.30am and wrapped up at 5pm six days each week.

He said although the current operators had been using the quarry for five years, production had increased since the first year of operation.

"We now have 18 people working on site full-time," he said.

"Most of the material goes out of town to buyers across Queensland.

"This quarry puts $40,000 to $50,000 back into the region's economy each week."

A spokesman from the department confirmed several complaints had been received about noise and dust from the quarry.

"EHP is investigating these complaints and will be conducting an inspection to determine if the site is operating in accordance with relevant environmental conditions," he said.

"Members of the public concerned about noise and dust emissions can contact the EHP Pollution Hotline on 1300130372."

The site is due to be inspected by the EHP this week.