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Document ID (ISN)109268
CIS number 09-260
ISBN(s) 0-7974-1069-4
Year 1992
Convention or series no. Training Materials Series TM 3:2
Title Occupational hygiene: Noise
Bibliographic information International Labour Office, African Regional Labour Administration Centre, P.O. Box 6097, Harare, Zimbabwe, 1992. 34p. Illus. 6 ref.
Abstract This training manual on noise protection was developed as part of a three-year training programme for factory inspectors in English-speaking African countries. Contents: introduction and definitions; effects of noise on man; noise limits; measuring methods; primary and secondary prevention; hearing conservation programme; test questions.
Descriptors (primary) occupational hygiene; Africa; training material; noise; labour inspection; ILO
Descriptors (secondary) hearing protection; labour inspectors; threshold limit values; role of labour inspection; training manuals; noise measurement; hearing loss
Document type C - Training manuals, audiovisual material
Country / State or ProvinceILO
Subject(s) Noise, hearing and vibration
Broad subject area(s) Physical hazards
Browse category(ies) OSH training
Noise
Labour inspection