Noise, Occupational
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Indicators of hearing protection use: self-report and researcher observation.

29 Sep 2009 Hearing protection devices (HPD) are commonly used to prevent occupational noise-induced hearing loss. There is a large body of research on hearing protection use in industry, and much of it relies on workers' self-reported use of hearing ... Read more...

Contemporary design for 'landmark' centre.

30 Jul 2009 As one of the UK's largest builders of healthcare facilities, construction company Morgan Ashurst is accustomed to delivering complex, challenging hospital projects. The construction of a new oncology centre at Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton for ... Read more...

Real noise from the urban environment: how ambient community noise affects health and what can be done about it.

30 Jul 2009 The increasing interest in the potential effects of the community environment on individual health has so far excluded those of the acoustic environment. Yet it has long been recognized that continued exposure to elevated sound levels leads to ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Noise, Occupational'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Indicators of hearing protection use: self-report and researcher observation. 29 Sep 2009
• Contemporary design for 'landmark' centre. 30 Jul 2009
• Real noise from the urban environment: how ambient community noise affects health and what can be done about it. 30 Jul 2009
• Effect of ambient sound masking on the accuracy of computerized speech recognition. 29 Jul 2009
• Interventions to prevent occupational noise induced hearing loss. 6 Jul 2009
• Construction noise decreases reproductive efficiency in mice. 29 Jun 2009
• [The contribution of the Italian scientific community to efficacy studies in Occupational Health (1990-2006)] 29 Jun 2009
• [The interest of otoacoustic emissions in medical expertises for noise-induced hearing loss] 29 Jun 2009
• Non-auditory health effects among air force crew chiefs exposed to high level sound. 29 Jun 2009
• Validity of self-reported occupational noise exposure. 17 Jun 2009
• Establishing aerosol exposure predictive models based on noise measurements--using concrete drilling as an example. 13 Jun 2009
• [Workplace health management and noise-induced hearing loss in Saitama Prefecture: problems and corrective action] 30 May 2009
• Cohort study for the effect of chronic noise exposure on blood pressure among male workers in Busan, Korea. 30 May 2009
• [Hearing damage as a consequence of firefighters' professional exposure to noise] 29 Apr 2009
• Efficacy of a low cost protocol in reducing noise levels in the neonatal intensive care unit. 21 Apr 2009
• [Prevalence of auditory and vestibular symptoms among workers exposed to occupational noise] 30 Mar 2009
• [Level of noise at the workplace environment among physical education teachers in indoor bike classes] 30 Mar 2009
• An overview of industrial employees' exposure to noise in sundry processing and manufacturing industries in Ilorin metropolis, Nigeria. 30 Mar 2009
• Hearing screening program impact on noise reduction strategies. 30 Mar 2009
• Self-reported noise exposure as a risk factor for long-term sickness absence. 30 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Noise, Occupational'

Definition: Noise present in occupational, industrial, and factory situations.

Descriptor UI: D009623

Alternative terms: Noise, Occupational; Occupational Noise; Noises, Occupational; Occupational Noises;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; economics; legislation & jurisprudence; prevention & control; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: N06.850.460.610.526;

History Note: 91(79); was see under NOISE 1979-90

Technical Notes: coord IM with specific occupation (IM) if pertinent; consider also HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; DF: NOISE OCCUP