| Document ID (ISN) | 107247 |
| CIS number |
07-1177 |
| Year |
1968 |
| Convention or series no. |
CIS Information Sheet 17
CIS Informationsblatt 17
Note documentaire CIS 17
|
| Author(s) |
Bell A. |
| Title |
Noise in industry |
| Original title |
Das Lärmproblem am Arbeitsplatz [in German]
Le bruit dans l'industrie [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
International Occupational Safety and Health Information Centre (CIS), International Labour Office, 1211 Genève 22, Switzerland, Mar. 1968. 56p. Illus. 159 ref. |
| Abstract |
This information sheet describes the health hazards associated with industrial noise and proposes measures for noise control and hearing conservation. Contents: effects of noise on hearing, communication and behaviour; occupational deafness; hearing conservation programmes; measurement and engineering control of noise; personal protection devices; audiometry; assessment of disability; damage-risk criteria; legal aspects and compensation for noise-induced hearing loss. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
ILO; CIS; hearing conservation; noise control; noise |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
hearing protection; legal aspects; hearing disorders; hearing loss; audiometric tests; hearing threshold; noise measurement; data sheet; permissible levels |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | Australia; ILO |
| Subject(s) |
Noise, hearing and vibration
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
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| Browse category(ies) |
Noise
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