Noise exposure and hearing levels of workers in the sheet metal construction trade.

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• Personal Author:
  Ayer, Howard E. ; Kenney GD
• Description:
  Hearing and noise levels were measured at a job site involving sheet metal construction work and at a sheet metal fabrication shop. Noise levels up to 114 decibels A (slow response) were measured when various powered hand tools were used. Noise levels exceeded 85 decibels A between one-fourth and one-third of the time. Impact noise levels averaged about 120-125 decibels peak sound pressure level. Audiometric examinations showed that this group of construction workers had hearing losses, with the majority of the loss occurring in the 3 kilohertz to 6 kilohertz range. In addition the loss became more severe with increasing age. Temporary threshold shifts were observed both on the jobsite and in the shop after a single eight-hour exposure. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Acoustics Age Factors Hearing Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Metal Workers Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Safety Urogenital Diseases

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• Keywords:
  Acoustic-trauma Acoustical-measurements Age-factors Hearing-disorders Hearing-tests Manual-equipment Metalworking NIOSH-Grant NIOSH-Publication Noise-control Noise-levels Noise-sources Reproductive-system-disorders

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• ISSN:
  0002-8894
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  36
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00053584
• Citation:
  Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 1975 Aug; 36(8):626-632
• Contact Point Address:
  Environmental Health Kettering Laboratory College of Medicine Cincinnati, Ohio 45219
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1975
• Performing Organization:
  University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19710701
• Source Full Name:
  American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
• End Date:
  19770930
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f17c9edfb2b88bc39afa764e6c284b7caebafda0b4f224d625eb946b7b44dd6dd99a39ef2b4ff0cdd125e7257c42cfa1dd695a6c31512a775d4ca35736446624
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/184085/cdc_184085_DS1.pdf
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