| Document ID (ISN) | 103369 |
| CIS number |
04-364 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1232-1966 - AAEM - Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2003 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Solecki L. |
| Title |
Preliminary evaluation of occupational hearing loss among private farmers |
| Bibliographic information |
2003, Vol.10, No.2, p.211-215. Illus. 22 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.aaem.pl/pdf/10211.pdf [in English]
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| Abstract |
The article presents a preliminary evaluation of occupational hearing loss among farmers in Poland. The study was based on data from 31 randomly-selected family farms carrying out mixed production (plant-animal), possessing 5-40ha of arable land and equipped with the basic mechanical equipment (tractors, agricultural machinery, machines for production of animal fodder, workshop machinery, saws). Polish Standard PN-ISO 1999:2000 was used to evaluate the expected hearing threshold among farmers, expected hearing loss due to noise, as well as risk of hearing impairment for male workers aged 50 and regularly exposed to noise for 30 years of occupational activity. The results of the study showed that the mean expected hearing loss associated with noise is 5.5dB, together with an age-related loss of 14.5dB. 9.4% of the population was estimated to be at risk of noise-induced hearing impairment. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Poland; agriculture; risk factors; hearing loss |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
noise; agricultural equipment; standard; exposure evaluation; hazard evaluation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Poland |
| Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
Industries and occupations
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| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the ear and hearing damage
Agriculture
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