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Industrial noise
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Industrial noise
is usually considered mainly from the point of view of environmental health and safety,rather than nuisance, as sustained exposure can cause permanent hearing damage. Traditionally,
occupational noise
has been a hazard linked to heavy industries such as ship-building and associated onlywith noise induced hearing loss (NIHL). Modern thinking in occupational safety and health identifies noiseas hazardous to worker safety and health in many places of employment and by a variety of means.Noise can not only cause hearing impairment (at long-term exposures of over 85 decibels (dB), known as anexposure action value), but it also acts as a causal factor for stress and raises systolic blood pressure.Additionally, it can be a causal factor in work accidents, both by masking hazards and warning signals, andby impeding concentration.Noise also acts synergistically with other hazards to increase the risk of harm to workers. In particular, noiseand dangerous substances (e.g. some solvents) that have some tendencies towards ototoxicity may give riseto rapid ear damage.A-weighted measurements are commonly used to determine noise levels that can cause harm to the humanear, and special exposure meters are available that integrate noise over a period of time to give an Leq value(equivalent sound pressure level), defined by standards.
Industrial noise reduction
Acoustic quieting is the process of making machinery quieter by damping vibrations to prevent them fromreaching the observer.When two identical industrial noise sources are side by side producing a recorded noise at 100 dB(A) thereduction in noise from shutting off one of the noise sources is about 3 dB resulting in 97 dB(A).When one doubles the distance from a noise source the recorded noise level is reduced by 6 dB. This is alsocalled the
Rule of 6
. This is based on the fact that the equation to calculate noise attenuation at a distance
d
2,knowing the SPL at distance
d
1is given by , where
d
is thedistance. If the distance is doubled, the equation simplifies to
20 *
log
10
(2)
which equals 6.02 (or approx.6)
See also
EarplugEarmuffsNoise health effectsNoise controlNoise mitigationNoise pollution
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