Intermittent Noise Exposure and Associated Damage Risk to Hearing of Chain Saw Operators
- 1 March 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Aihaj Journal
- Vol. 35 (3) , 152-158
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0002889748507017
Abstract
A survey of the noise exposures of U.S. Forest Service employees; engaged as chain saw operators for thinning forested areas is reported. The results are concerned with the types of intermittent exposures, the resultant temporary threshold shifts and subsequent recovery rates. The hazard risks are related to proposed standards for intermittent noise. The manner of operation was found to be more significant than the model or size of saw used. Threshold shift was not as great as the level of noise exposure would seem to indicate.Keywords
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