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Noise Exposure Assessment of an Ohio Farm Family: A Pilot Project
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Witherspoon, Melisa, Kay
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Year and Degree
2006, Master of Science in Occupational Health (MSOH), University of Toledo, College of Health Sciences.
Abstract
Noise exposure assessment monitoring was conducted for a farm family during each of the three farm seasons, harvesting, growing, and planting. Sound exposure levels for each participant were compared to the OSHA-PEL and ACGIH-TLV. None of the participants exposure, during any task exceeded the OSHA-PEL of 90 dB(A) 8h-TWA. The adolescent in the study was exposed to noise in excess of the ACGIH-TLV during one farming event. The farmer was exposed to noise in excess of the ACGIH-TLV on 7 of 22 farming days and during various tasks. Hearing protection was not used by any of the participants. The findings confirm that if farmers were regulated as other occupations, farm workers would have to be included in a hearing protection program.
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Sheryl Milz, Ph.D., C.I.H. (Advisor)
Pages
110 p.
Keywords
Agriculture
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Noise
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Witherspoon, Kay, M. (2006).
Noise Exposure Assessment of an Ohio Farm Family: A Pilot Project
[Master's thesis, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=mco1149007085
APA Style (7th edition)
Witherspoon, Kay, Melisa.
Noise Exposure Assessment of an Ohio Farm Family: A Pilot Project.
2006. University of Toledo, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=mco1149007085.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Witherspoon, Kay, Melisa. "Noise Exposure Assessment of an Ohio Farm Family: A Pilot Project." Master's thesis, University of Toledo, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=mco1149007085
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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