The noise manual

« This leading noise resource is specifically written for those with a technical interest in hazardous noise and for anyone who desires an improved general understanding of the subject. It addresses noise-related issues with the workplace and those arising in the community, with a focus on hearing l...

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Corporate Author American Industrial Hygiene Association (organisme de publication.)
Other Authors Meinke, Deanna K. (éditeur intellectuel.), Berger, Elliott H. (éditeur intellectuel.), Discoll, Dennis P. (éditeur intellectuel.), Neitzel, Richard L. (éditeur intellectuel.), Bright, Kathryn (éditeur intellectuel.)
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Falls Church, VA : American Industrial Hygiene Association, [2022]
Edition6th edition.
Subjects
Noise.
Deafness > Prevention.
Noise control.
Industrial safety.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781523147496
9781950286072
1523147490
Physical Description1 ressource en ligne (xx, 599 pages) : illustrations en partie en couleur

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Table of Contents:
  • Section I. Fundamentals of Sound, Vibration, Hearing and Ototoxicity
  • Hearing is priceless / Jennifer B. Tufts and Elliott H. Berger
  • Physics of sound and vibration / Dennis P. Driscoll
  • Sound measurement: instrumentation and noise metrics / William J. Murphy, Chucri A. Kardous, and Scott E. Brueck
  • Anatomy and physiology of the ear: normal function and the damage underlying hearing loss / Eric C. Bielefeld
  • Auditory and nonauditory health effects of noise / Peter M. Rabinowitz, Hugh W. Davies, and Deanna K. Meinke
  • Brief high-level sounds / Gregory A. Flamme and William J. Murphy
  • Ototoxicity and otoprotection: complex interactions between noise and chemicals / Thais C. Morata, Colleen G. Le Prell, Chris Spankovich, and Adrian Fuente
  • Section II. Elements of Hearing Loss Prevention
  • Hearing loss prevention program (HLPP) overview and administration / Lauraine L. Wells
  • Noise measurement and exposure assessment / Benjamin J. Roberts and Richard L. Neitzel
  • Noise control engineering / Dennis P. Driscoll
  • Hearing protection devices / Elliott H. Berger and Jérémie Voix
  • Field fit-testing and attenuation-estimation procedure / Jérémie Voix, Pegeen Smith, and Elliott H. Berger
  • Audiometric monitoring: implementation and quality assurance / Deanna K. Meinke
  • Education and motivation: practical applications of training theory for hearing conservation programs / Carol M. Stephenson and Mark R. Stephenson
  • Hearing conservation program effectiveness / Peter M. Rabinowitz, Linda Cantley, Arthur Swersey, and Richard L. Neitzel
  • Beyond the workplace / Judith Sobel and William Hal Martin
  • Section III. Noise Interference and Communication
  • Auditory situation awareness and speech communication in noise / John G. Casali and Jennifer B. Tufts
  • Community noise / Dennis P. Driscoll, Noral D. Stewart, Robert R. Anderson, and Joshua Leasure
  • Section IV. Standards, Regulations and Workers' Compensation
  • Standards and regulations for occupational settings / Alice H. Suter
  • Workers' compensation / Robert A. Dobie, and Susan Cooper
  • Prediction and analysis of the hearing characteristics of noise-exposed populations or individuals / Julia Doswell Royster, Larry H. Royster, and Robert A. Dobie.

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