Assessing the occupational nosie exposure of bartenders.

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• Personal Author:
  Woltman AJ
• Description:
  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration estimates that each year, approximately 30 million people are occupationally exposed to hazardous noise. While many are aware of the noise exposure associated with industrial occupations, there has been little research conducted on bartenders who often work in environments that have high levels of noise. The majority of current published research on occupational noise exposure of bartenders has only evaluated noise levels on one night of business. Bartenders often work multiple days per week, which vary in the amount of patrons and entertainment provided, this variation in business leads to variation in the amount of noise to which they are exposed. The purpose of this research study was to gather occupational noise exposure data for bartenders during a workweek at a Tampa Bay bar establishment that hosts live music on weekends. Personal noise dosimeters were used to collect personal noise exposure data. Area noise level data were collected using a sound level meter. While several bar establishments were approached, one bar establishment part pated as the study site and noise data were collected for seven consecutive days (Thursday-Wednesday). Personal noise exposure data were collected for an entire 8-hour work shift for the Thursday-Sunday portion of the study, and for 6 hours for the Monday-Wednesday portion of the study. Area noise data were collected for the ThursdaySaturday portion of the study. Results of this study indicate that the highest noise exposure for either bartender occurred on Saturday (Bartender 1: 93.1 dBA; Bartender 2: 83.6 dBA) when a live band was performing in the establishment. Using the OSHA Hearing Conversation and OSHA PEL measurement methods, Bartender 1 was exposed to excessive noise levels (>85 dBA) on four (4) nights of the study, while Bartender 2 had no exposures over 85 dBA. However, using the ACGIH measurement method, Bartender 1 was exposed to excessive noise levels six (6) nights of the study, while Bartender 2 was exposed to excessive noise levels two (2) nights of the study. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Environmental Exposure
  • Hearing
  • Hearing Loss
  • Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced
  • Noise
  • Noise, Occupational
  • Occupational Health
  • Radiation Dosimeters
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration; OSHA; Exposure levels; Risk factors; Hazards; Noise; Noise exposure; Noise levels; Noise induced hearing loss; Hearing protection; Hearing loss; Sound; Workers; Work environment; Entertainment industry; Entertainers; Musicians; Dosimetry;
  • Author Keywords: Personal Noise Exposure; Hearing Loss
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Thesis
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-56
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065733
• Citation:
  Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, 2015 Sep; :1-56
• Email:
  awoltman@health.usf.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  Sunshine Education and Research Center, University of South Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Assessing the occupational nosie exposure of bartenders
• End Date:
  20290630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248541/cdc_248541_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.37 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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