Cumulative Noise Exposure Model for Outdoor Shooting Ranges

Details

• Personal Author:
  Gee KL ; Murphy, William J. ; Rasband RD ; Wagner CM ; Wall AT
• Description:
  An impulsive noise exposure model for outdoor military shooting ranges was created. The inputs to the model included spatial interpolation of noise exposure metrics measured from a single round of fire from a small-arms ballistic weapon. Energies from this single-shot model were spatially translated and summed to simulate multiple shooters firing multiple rounds based on the equal energy hypothesis for damage risk assessment. A validation measurement was performed, and the uncertainties associated with measurement and modeling were shown to be acceptably low. This model can predict and assess total exposures and protection measures for shooters, instructors, and other range personnel. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Exposure Assessment Firearms Firing Ranges Impulse Noise Military Personnel Noise Exposure Risk Assessment
• ISSN:
  0001-4966
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Utah
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  146
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058018
• Citation:
  J Acoust Soc Am 2019 Nov; 146(5):3863-3867
• Contact Point Address:
  Alan T. Wall, Battlespace Acoustics Branch, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 45433, USA
• Email:
  alan.wall.4@us.af.mil
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a29649ff5d07400579b10b1cd2166db1f882831a8853de3c76b348a45e53e460bbe978412013f8b219e4ad55f08f72a7646bf1e7523af4408cb0521f59fe949f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215211/cdc_215211_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.38 MB ]