The Use of Noise Dampening Mats to Reduce Heavy-Equipment Noise Exposures in Construction

The performance of sound barriers was evaluated to determine their technical effectiveness and practicality in reducing noise exposures to operating engineers in construction. Commercially purchased sound dampening mats (SDMats) were installed inside three heavy-equipment engine compartments. Sound...

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Main Authors: Sabah Saleh, Susan Woskie, Anila Bello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Safety and Health at Work
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2093791116302232