A preliminary study of noise exposure among grass cutting workers in Malaysia
The purpose of this study is to determine noise exposure among grass cutters. Eighteen grass cutters were monitored for 8 hours each, using the Noise dose meter. The workers were exposed to noise levels ranging from 84.3 dB(A) to 92.3 dB(A), TWA (mean 88.0 dB(A). The Lmax value ranged from 100.4 dB(...
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| author | Tengku Ismail, Tengku Hanidza M. Jan, Amirah A. Abdullah, Ramdzani Ariff, Madinah |
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| description | The purpose of this study is to determine noise exposure among grass cutters. Eighteen grass cutters were monitored for 8 hours each, using the Noise dose meter. The workers were exposed to noise levels ranging from 84.3 dB(A) to 92.3 dB(A), TWA (mean 88.0 dB(A). The Lmax value ranged from 100.4 dB(A) to 126.5 dB(A) (mean 109.5 dB(A)). 27.8% workers exceeded the permissible level 90 dB(A), and 83.3% exceeded the action level 85 dB(A). Audiometric test for both ears showed some evidence of mild to moderate hearing impairment in some workers (5 out of 18). This study revealed that some workers were exposed to excessive noise level and were at risk of acquiring noise induced hearing loss. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-289292015-12-08T02:09:43Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28929/ A preliminary study of noise exposure among grass cutting workers in Malaysia Tengku Ismail, Tengku Hanidza M. Jan, Amirah A. Abdullah, Ramdzani Ariff, Madinah The purpose of this study is to determine noise exposure among grass cutters. Eighteen grass cutters were monitored for 8 hours each, using the Noise dose meter. The workers were exposed to noise levels ranging from 84.3 dB(A) to 92.3 dB(A), TWA (mean 88.0 dB(A). The Lmax value ranged from 100.4 dB(A) to 126.5 dB(A) (mean 109.5 dB(A)). 27.8% workers exceeded the permissible level 90 dB(A), and 83.3% exceeded the action level 85 dB(A). Audiometric test for both ears showed some evidence of mild to moderate hearing impairment in some workers (5 out of 18). This study revealed that some workers were exposed to excessive noise level and were at risk of acquiring noise induced hearing loss. Elsevier 2013-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28929/1/A%20preliminary%20study%20of%20noise%20exposure%20among%20grass%20cutting%20workers%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Tengku Ismail, Tengku Hanidza and M. Jan, Amirah A. and Abdullah, Ramdzani and Ariff, Madinah (2013) A preliminary study of noise exposure among grass cutting workers in Malaysia. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 91. pp. 661-672. ISSN 1877-0428 10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.08.467 |
| spellingShingle | Tengku Ismail, Tengku Hanidza M. Jan, Amirah A. Abdullah, Ramdzani Ariff, Madinah A preliminary study of noise exposure among grass cutting workers in Malaysia |
| title | A preliminary study of noise exposure among grass cutting workers in Malaysia |
| title_full | A preliminary study of noise exposure among grass cutting workers in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | A preliminary study of noise exposure among grass cutting workers in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | A preliminary study of noise exposure among grass cutting workers in Malaysia |
| title_short | A preliminary study of noise exposure among grass cutting workers in Malaysia |
| title_sort | preliminary study of noise exposure among grass cutting workers in malaysia |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28929/1/A%20preliminary%20study%20of%20noise%20exposure%20among%20grass%20cutting%20workers%20in%20Malaysia.pdf |
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