| Document ID (ISN) | 101084 |
| CIS number |
03-386 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0788-4877 - African Newsletter on Occupational Health and Safety |
| Year |
1992 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Monyo R.A., Starck J., Mayaka A.N., Wambugu A., Makambaya S., Mulugeta S., Chowdhury A.R., Quainoo A.B., Lehtinen S. |
| Title |
Noise |
| Bibliographic information |
Apr. 1992, Vol.2, No.1, p.1-28 (whole issue). Illus. 42 ref. |
| Abstract |
This issue is primarily devoted to the theme of noise prevention in the workplace. Contents: noise as a universal problem; adoption of automation in the mechanical engineering sector in Kenya; case report of noise-induced hearing loss in Kenya; preventing noise hazards at Zimbabwean workplaces; survey of noise levels in the Ethiopian woodworking industry. Other topics: improving working conditions in developing countries; occupational safety and health in Ghana; occupational cancer in developing countries; international symposium on occupational health practices held in Tanzania. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
occupational safety and health; Africa; developing countries; noise; ILO |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
machinery industry; automation; Zimbabwe; cancer; Kenya; case study; hearing loss; Ghana |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Ethiopia; Finland; Ghana; ILO; India; Kenya; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zimbabwe |
| Subject(s) |
Noise, hearing and vibration
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Noise
OSH in developing countries
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