Date of Award

Spring 5-1994

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Community & Environmental Health

Program/Concentration

Community Health Professions

Committee Director

David A. Sterling

Committee Member

Faye C. Coleman

Committee Member

Gregory H. Frazer

Call Number for Print

Special Collections LD4331.C48F62

Abstract

Full-shift sampling, usually eight hours, is traditionally performed to assess daily occupational noise exposure. This sampling approach is inefficient, and costly for repeated, long-term exposure evaluations. This study assessed the use of four-hour sample durations and subsequent data analysis to determine daily occupational noise exposures in a foundry. The four-hour sample durations were extracted from full-shift samples and analyzed on their ability to provide valid data for estimating mean daily noise exposure levels without significantly affecting sampling precision or accuracy. Results of this study indicate four-hour sample durations can be used successfully to estimate full-shift noise exposures provided certain criteria are met. Findings of this study may reduce the sampling time and number of samples required to make decisions regarding employee noise exposures.

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DOI

10.25777/pmsp-mz08

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