1.How many different aspects are there that can make noise unacceptable in a work environment?

There are four different aspects that can make noise unacceptable in the working environment:

1. Noise can cause hearing loss

2. Noise can affect performance and productivity

3. Noise can be annoying

4. Noise can interfere with spoken communication

2. How many types of hearing protectors are commonly used in the industry? and what are they?

There are two types of hearing protectors that are commonly used in industry: ear plugs and ear
muffs

The plugs - are designed to occlude the ear canal and are available in many types of material. . Ear
plugs made out of rubber, neoprene, glass down, and plastics offer good protection. They are made
individually to fit the ear canal and offer excellent protection

Ear muffs - are designed to cover the entire external ear. They consist of ear cushions made of soft
spongy material or specially filled pads to ensure a snug fit

3. how many basic methods are there to measure noise? and what are they?

There are two main methods for measuring noise: the use of dosimeters and the use of sound level
meters.

A dosimeter - is attached to the worker’s body, e.g., on the chest. It summarizes the noise exposure
over one working day, providing a measure for assessing whether an individual, with his or her
particular work habits, has been overexposed to noise.

The other method is to use a sound level meter to analyze the working environment and obtain
readings of the noise produced by various machines.

4. What measures have been taken to reduce noise?

Several measures have been taken to reduce noise, including the following

1. using vibration isolation mounts

2. placing heavy vibrating equipment on a separate rigid structure

3. using an air intake muffler with laminar flow of air.

5. Write about Broadbent and Poulton's theories on the effect of noise on performance.

poulton

1.noise masks acoustic task-related cues and inner speech. people cannot hear what they think.

2.noise is distracting.
3. there is a beneficial increase in physiological arousal when noise is first introduced, but this
beneficial increase lessens over time.

broadbent

1. the detrimental effects of noise are due to over-arousal and not to the masking of inner speech

2. at high noise levels there is a funneling of attention. people cannot focus attention on a wide
variety of information, but tend to lock on the most important information. as a result, errors are
committed, but the operators may not be aware of these errors.