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Proposals of Exposure Criteria to Prevent Annoyance Due to Low Frequency Noise at Workplaces
Technical Paper
2007-01-2407
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Abstract
The aim of the study was to recommend methods for assessing low frequency noise (LFN) in the occupational environment to prevent annoyance and its effects on work performance. Three different evaluating methods and corresponding admissible values were proposed: (i) method I - frequency analysis in 1/3-octave bands 10250 Hz, (ii) method II - consisting in 1/3-octave band measurements and determination of low frequency equivalent-continuous A-weighted sound pressure level (SPL) in the frequency range of 10250 Hz, and (iii) method III - based on equivalent-continuous A-weighted SPL corrected due to the presence of low frequencies and tonal character of LFN. Separate noise limits were recommended for workplaces in control rooms and office-like areas. The proposed criteria were verified in laboratory and field studies on subjective noise annoyance rating.
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Authors
- Małgorzata Pawlaczyk-Luszczynska - Department of Physical Hazards, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine
- Adam Dudarewicz - Department of Physical Hazards, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine
- Mariola Sliwinska-Kowalska - Department of Physical Hazards, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine
- Wieslaw Szymczak - Department of Environmental Epidemiology, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine
Citation
Pawlaczyk-Luszczynska, M., Dudarewicz, A., Sliwinska-Kowalska, M., and Szymczak, W., "Proposals of Exposure Criteria to Prevent Annoyance Due to Low Frequency Noise at Workplaces," SAE Technical Paper 2007-01-2407, 2007, https://doi.org/10.4271/2007-01-2407.Also In
SAE 2007 Transactions Journal of Passenger Cars: Mechanical Systems
Number: V116-6; Published: 2008-08-15
Number: V116-6; Published: 2008-08-15
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