Occupational Exposure to Noise

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• Personal Author:
  McCunney RJ ; Meyer, J. D.
• Description:
  Damage to human hearing from exposure to noise has long been recognized as an occupational hazard. Rammazini described deafness in Venetian coppersmiths, which arose from constant hammering. The advent of the Industrial Revolution and the widespread increase in the use of heavy machinery in manufacturing led to an abrupt rise in prevalence of deafness in a variety of trades, including textile workers and boilermakers. Indeed, in this latter group, hearing loss was so common that the condition was referred to as "boilermaker's disease." Hazardous noise levels remain present in a variety of work environments, including military service, manufacturing, construction, transportation, and communications, as well as in leisure-time pursuits, such as music and hunting. Reduction of exposures will reduce or obviate the damage that arises from noise; occupational noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) thus is typical of many work-related conditions in its susceptibility to preventive measures. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Hearing Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Hearing Protection Industrial Noise Noise Exposure Noise Induced Hearing Loss Occupational Exposure Occupational Hearing Loss
• ISBN:
  9780781762991
• Publisher:
  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057723
• Citation:
  Environmental and occupational medicine, 4th edition. Rom WN, Markowitz SB, eds. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006 Dec; :1295-1308
• Editor(s):
  Rom WN; Markowitz SB
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Performing Organization:
  University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Environmental and occupational medicine, 4th edition
• End Date:
  20090630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214972/cdc_214972_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.24 MB ]