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Evaluation of Noise Exposures in a City’s Public Works Departments
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2017/02/01
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Source: Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HHE 2016-0047-3270, 2017 Feb; :1-15
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Description:The Health Hazard Evaluation Program received a request from a municipal human resources director to evaluate noise exposures in the city's electric distribution, fire, operations, parks and recreation, and water treatment departments. Of the 13 employees' noise exposures we evaluated, we found overexposures for some employees in the electric distribution, operations, and parks and recreation departments. High noise exposures occurred while using gasoline-powered chain saws, the wood chipper, riding lawn mowers, and operating sewer cleaning and pothole patching equipment. Each city department had different types of hearing protection available, but voluntary use by employees was inconsistent. The city also did not have a hearing loss prevention program that included audiometric testing and training on the use and role of hearing protection. Our recommendations to the city included starting a hearing conservation program for employees in the departments where noise overexposures were found, and requiring employees to wear hearing protection when using noisy equipment and machinery. We recommended employees report health symptoms they consider to be work-related to their supervisor and health care provider.
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Pages in Document:22 pdf pages
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Contributor:Booher, Donald E.;Galloway, Ellen;Moore, Kevin;Watts, Shawna;
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NIOSHTIC Number:20049409
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NTIS Accession Number:PB2017-101797
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Citation:NIOSH [2017]. Evaluation of noise exposures in a city’s public works departments.;By Li JF, Burr G, Brueck SE. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and;Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for;Occupational Safety and Health, Health Hazard Evaluation Report 2016-0047-3270,;
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Resource Number:HHE-2016-0047-3270
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