Occupational Noise Levels During Emergency Relief Operations in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

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• Personal Author:
  Achutan, Chandran
• Description:
  This evaluation has brought to light the potential for emergency response workers to be exposed to excessive noise levels that could contribute to hearing loss. If these workers had similar exposures in their daily jobs, they would be enrolled in a hearing loss prevention program by their employers. This evaluation also highlighted a potential noise hazard to workers who care for domestic animals, such as employees of veterinary practices and animal shelters. Emergency response plans should consider noise exposures in shelters and structures used to house animals and should consider engineering and administrative controls in addition to providing HPDs to workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Emergency Responders Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Emergency-responders Noise-exposure Noise-induced-hearing-loss Noise-sources
• ISSN:
  1545-9624
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  4
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20031679
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Hyg 2007 Apr; 4(4):D33-D35
• Editor(s):
  Mazzuckelli L
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f84ba5014b82edf2c1a8e1e588787d55bb264043d0e238d54404fe63dcf38cf631765ceeb73898c77a501888144b9f9077ff127cc15f8d8713af4cf9ea0acf54
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/185885/cdc_185885_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 217.67 KB ]