NIOSH sound level meter app.

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• Personal Author:
  Kardous, Chucri A.
• Description:
  NIOSH estimates that 22 million workers are exposed to hazardous noise levels every year. In addition to damaging workers' quality of life, occupational hearing loss carries a high economic burden. The NIOSH Sound Level Meter (SLM) app can be used by safety and health professionals and industrial hygienists to assess risks, similar to how they would use a professional sound level meter, and by workers to make informed decisions about the potential hazards to their hearing in the workplace. The app allows the user to acquire and display real-time noise exposure data and help promote better hearing health and better prevention efforts. In order to interpret results, it is important to recognize that NIOSH establishes recommended exposure limits (REL) for various hazards on the basis of the best available science and practice. The REL for noise is 85 decibels, as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) using the A-weighting frequency response and a 3-dB exchange rate. Exposures at or above this level are considered hazardous. The app provides a readout of the sound levels using the built-in microphone (or preferably using an external, calibrated, microphone) and reports the instantaneous sound level in A, C, or Z weighted decibels. The app also contains some basic information about noise and hearing loss prevention. In addition, the app allows the user to save and share measurement data with others using the device communication and media features.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Agriculture Noise Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety Software
• Keywords:
  Computer Applications Computer Programs Computer Software Decision Making Exposure Assessment Exposure Levels Exposure Limits Hearing Hearing Conservation Hearing Level Hearing Loss Prevention Hearing Threshold Noise Exposure Noise Frequencies Noise Levels Noise Measurement Recommendations Recommended Exposure Limits RELs Social Media Sound Sound Analyzers Time Weighted Average Exposure

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• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Mobile App
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  Mobile App
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050365
• Citation:
  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, 2017 Jan; :Mobile App
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing ; Public Safety
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:081a1a5f092c0825013e8de492202350e9b58f58199bf02104473100000dcbce705f72eddc2ec528bb0677b7e687d79fb2ee944b1d0f01fcfa89b86f212542b8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/181719/cdc_181719_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 331.83 KB ]