| Document ID (ISN) | 57354 |
| CIS number |
92-282 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0002-8894 - American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal |
| Year |
1991 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Tubbs R.L. |
| Title |
Occupational noise exposure and hearing loss in fire fighters assigned to airport fire stations |
| Bibliographic information |
Sep. 1991, Vol.52, No.9, p.372-378. Illus. 14 ref. |
| Abstract |
Investigators from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) studied hearing levels and noise exposures of 197 fire fighters at 5 metropolitan fire stations. Two of the 5 stations served an international airport. The noise surveys consisted of personal noise dosimetry on fire fighters for the entire 24-hr tour of duty over 2 consecutive days. The audiometric examinations were pure-tone, air conduction tests. The dosimetry results revealed time-weighted averages ranging from 60 to 82dB(A). However, the levels encountered during Code 3 responses (sirens and air horns) reached 109dB(A) for a 1 minute time period. The audiometric results showed that the average fire fighter exhibited a characteristic noise-induced permanent threshold shift. Hearing loss was related to the amount of time on the job with decreasing hearing ability a function of years of service. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
fire fighting; permanent threshold shift; noise; audiometric tests; airports; hearing loss; noise level measurement; noise level |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
USA; occupational health survey; pure-tone audiometry; air-conduction audiometry; noise dosimetry |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Noise, hearing and vibration
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Air transportation
Noise
Fires
Diseases of the ear and hearing damage
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