B7 Questions

1. Provide a definition of sound.

2. Identify the four main parts of a sound wave.

3. Provide a definition of wavelength.

4. Provide a definition of frequency (f).

5. What are ‘broad-band’ sounds?

6. Identify the main factors that can influence the speed of sound.

7. Explain why sound travels fastest through solids.

8. Explain what is meant by ‘diffraction’.

9. Describe ‘The Doppler Effect’.

10. Define ‘decibel’ (dB).

11. Explain what is meant by ‘A-Weighting’.

12. Identify the two important purposes too which A-Weighting serves.

13. With reference to Regulation 4(1) of the Control of Noise at Work Regulations
2005, state the lower exposure action values.

14. With reference to Regulation 4(2) of the Control of Noise at Work Regulations
2005, state the upper exposure action values.

15. With reference to Regulation 4(3) of the Control of Noise at Work Regulations
2005, state the exposure limit values.

16. Draw a labeled diagram to illustrate the main structures of the human ear.
17. Explain the following terms:
 Presbycusis
 Sociocusis
 Congenital Deafness
 Ototoxic drugs

18. Explain the two main types of occupational deafness.

(i)Temporary Threshold Shift (TTS)
(ii)Permanent Threshold Shift (PTS)

19. List three types of temporary (acute) and three types of permanent (chronic) ill-
health effects of noise.

20. Identify a testing procedure for audiometry.

21. Outline the limitations of audiometry.

22. With reference to the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, explain what is
meant by `weekly personal noise exposure (LEP,w)’.

23. State the requirements of Regulation 6(3) of the Control of Noise at Work
Regulations 2005 for elimination or control of exposure to noise at the workplace.

24. Identify the features of a good noise enclosure.

25. Outline the main differences in design between an acoustic enclosure and an
acoustic refuge.

26. Identify the features of a good noise refuge in a control room.

27. Explain what is meant by ‘damping’.

28. Outline the features of an Integrating-Averaging Sound Level Meter.

29. Outline the features of a Personal Sound Exposure Meter (Dosemeter).

30. Outline the circumstances under which a sound calibrator should be used.

31. Describe the symptoms of vibration-induced white finger.

32. Describe the two main types of vibration:

 Segmental vibration
 Whole-body vibration.