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Re: Noise in the workplace



There is a discussion on this topic on pages 103-105, with measurements
summarized as plots and tables, In Speech and Hearing in Communication,
by, ..., H Fletcher.

Jont


"Robert E. Remez" wrote:
>
> Dear Dan and Al:
>
> The WHO report, Guidelines for Community Noise, can be found at:
>
>         http://www.who.int/peh/noise/noiseindex.html
>
> The report is more appropriate for your purpose (protecting the
> tranquility of  the workplace) than the OSHA Program for Hearing
> Conservation, for instance, or other standards that stem solely from
> health considerations. Basically, the levels of exposure that impair
> the auditory system are far higher than the levels that simply impair
>
> performance in the workplace, and you will want to impose the latter
> standard rather than the former. The WHO standard for an office,
> which derives from measures of the intelligibility of speech in
> noise, places the tolerable noise in the range of 35-45 dB.
>
> By the way, I also measured the background level in the main control
> room of the lab (42 dB, A scale) and in my office (two windows, on a
> busy corner of Broadway = 42 dB, A scale).
>
> I would be eager to know the norms if there is research on this topic.
>
> Good luck,
>
>         Robert Remez
>
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