Personal noise dosimeters.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Beaulieu HJ
• Description:
  The use of a personal noise dosimeter to measure the daily exposure of a worker to noise was discussed. Such dosimeters have been designed to be worn by a worker. The dosimeter can compute, store, and display accumulated noise dose. Such data were used for compliance purposes in survey work. The device had a microphone which may be extended to a worker's ear or hearing level. Most dosimeters have been designed to integrate noise exposures over a given period of time into a single noise index displayed as a percentage of the permissible noise exposure. The accuracy of nine common dosimeters was tested regarding 111 different categories: frequency response test, cut off level test, shifting levels test, rise and decay time, exponential formula accuracy test, dose storage test, integration accuracy test, crest factor/square law test, 115 decibels-A slow latch test, foldover test, and additional tests conducted in the presence of magnetic fields, variations in ambient temperature and variations in atmospheric pressure. The author indicates that when purchasing a noise dosimeter it is important to consider self containment, other physical characteristics, accessories and potential problems. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Publication; NIOSH-Grant; Grants-other; Noise-measurement; Impulse-noise; Occupational-exposure; Industrial-noise
• ISSN:
  0028-0100
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  36-40
• Volume:
  122
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00190471
• Citation:
  Natl Saf News 1980 Nov; 122(5):36-40
• Contact Point Address:
  Microbiology Colorado State University Department of Microbiology Fort Collins, Colo 80523
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• NORA Priority Area:
  Other Occupational Concerns ; Grants Other
• Performing Organization:
  Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19750701
• Source Full Name:
  National Safety News
• End Date:
  19940630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/247703/cdc_247703_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]