Investigation of Intermittency in the Noise Exposure Pattern of Longwall Coal Miners

Bartholomae, Roy C.; Burks, J. Alton

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Investigation of Intermittency in the Noise Exposure Pattern of Longwall Coal Miners

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1998/06/20
By Bartholomae, Roy C. ; Burks, J. Alton
Series: Mining Publications

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Bartholomae, Roy C. ; Burks, J. Alton
Description:

An analysis of the noise exposure of longwall coal miners was performed to quantify the intermittency aspect of their exposures. The study was based on the use of 58 full shifts of noise exposure data collected at 6 underground mines on 4 different miner occupations. It is concluded that the noise exposure pattern of these miners is complex and highly intermittent. [Description provided by NIOSH]
Subjects:

Coal Coal Mining Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Mining Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

Coal-mining Intermittent-noise Mine-workers Miners Noise-induced-hearing-loss Underground-mining
Series:

Mining Publications
Publisher:

Acoustical Society of America
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Proceedings
Place as Subject:

OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania ; Washington
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Division:

PRL - Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
NIOSHTIC Number:

nn:20000101
Citation:

Proceedings of the 16th International Congress on Acoustics and 137th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, 1998 Jun; :1523-1524
Contact Point Address:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
Federal Fiscal Year:

1998
NORA Priority Area:

Disease and Injury: Hearing Loss
Peer Reviewed:

False
Source Full Name:

Proceedings of the 16th International Congress on Acoustics and 137th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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