Noise Exposures in Aircraft Passenger Cabins During Flight Operations

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• Personal Author:
  Tubbs, Randy L.
• Description:
  NIOSH received a request for a noise evaluation from flight attendants working for a commuter airline. The aircraft tested included four turboprop planes and two regional jets. A series of I5-second samples were collected and stored with a real-time analyzer during takeoff, landing, and at cruise altitude. Noise data showed the individual commuter flights were not loud enough to increase the risk of noise-induced hearing loss for flight attendants. However, if the aircraft's noise-vibration suppression system was not operating during flight, then there could possibly be noise overexposures. The spectral data revealed the possibility of interference in communications between passengers and the flight crew. The NIOSH investigator proposed the use of "musiciantype" ear plugs by flight attendants if FAA approval can be obtained. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aircraft Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Aircrews Airport-personnel Flight-personnel Hearing-protection Noise-control Noise-exposure Noise-induced-hearing-loss Noise-protection Risk-analysis Risk-factors Sampling

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• ISSN:
  1083-7388
• Publisher:
  National Hearing Conservation Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary ; Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• 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
• Pages in Document:
  25
• Volume:
  22
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20029053
• Citation:
  Spectrum 2005 Feb; 22(Suppl 1):25
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Spectrum: the National Hearing Conservation Association newsletter
• Supplement:
  1
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f8ee30f77c620d65f2facc59124188f7601059b5f73fb1a872cf0cb7eb4745cc62b675e7bff1bbac8338c16b29b0a4e5b324d80ef4d27e1ff080ffc8e8613cbb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190124/cdc_190124_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 394.69 KB ]