| Document ID (ISN) | 77791 |
| CIS number |
01-1806 |
| ISBN(s) |
2-85525-346-2 |
| Year |
1999 |
| Convention or series no. |
A.S.T.M. Document n°18/1999
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| Author(s) |
Blondet M., Boitel L., Dupery M., Durand C., Pommier J.L., Rat de Cocquard M., Raymond F., Taupin J.P. |
| Title |
Study of the daily level of exposure to noise for workers in four occupations: Plastics processing; woodworking in woodworking shops; selling hi-fi, video and audio equipment; municipal waste collection |
| Original title |
Etude du niveau d'exposition sonore quotidienne des salariés dans quatre activités: travaux de plasturgie; travaux sur machines à bois en atelier; vente de matériels Hi Fi, vidéo, son; collecte des ordures ménagères (ripeur-éboueur) [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Centre Interservices de Santé et de Médecine du travail en Entreprise (CISME), 10 rue de la Rosière, 75015 Paris, France, 1999. 143p. Illus. 21 ref. |
| Abstract |
The objective of this study was to measure, over a one-year period, the daily levels of exposure to noise and the peak acoustic pressures in four types of occupations: plastics processing, working on machines in woodworking shops, selling hi-fi, video and audio equipment and collecting municipal waste. After describing the methodology used, the results obtained for each occupation are presented. Workers in plastics processing and woodworking are exposed to levels higher than regulatory thresholds. Technical prevention measures and audiometric surveillance need to be implemented. The exposure of municipal waste collectors is very close to danger levels, requiring the introduction of prevention policies and compensation for this occupation. As far as hi-fi, video and audio salespersons are concerned, 55% are subjected to levels in excess of peak values (135dB) and are consequently exposed to harmful levels; however, the interpretation of these results is complex, and further work is required. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
refuse collection; moulding of plastics; noise level measurement; shop salespersons and demonstrators; woodworking industry; audiovisual material |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
threshold limit values; exposure evaluation; hearing loss; France |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Noise, hearing and vibration
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
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| Browse category(ies) |
Lumber and the woodworking industry
OSH training
Waste collection and disposal
Woodworking industry
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