General Estimates of Work-Related Noises

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  General estimated are given for various work-related noises. They range from a 12-gauge shotgun at 165 decibels to a whisper at 30 decibels. Some of the others include a chain saw at 110 decibels and a jet engine at 140 decibels. Any noise above 85 decibels may cause hearing loss. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Noise-induced-hearing-loss Noise-levels Noise-measurement Noise-sources
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2001104
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• 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:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20000947
• 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, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2001-104, 2000 Nov; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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• Download URL:
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