Managing noise and vibration at work : a practical guide to assessment, measurement and control
By: South, Tim
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BookPublisher: Amsterdam : Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, c2004.Description: ix, 268 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780750663427Program: WHSSubject(s): Industrial noise | Vibration | Vibration syndrome | Vibration -- Safety measures | Noise -- Measurement | Vibration -- Measurement | Noise controlDDC classification: 363.746 SO MA Online resources: Location Map | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part I: Noise -- Chapter 1. Noise and how it behaves -- Chapter 2. Human response to noise -- Chapter 3. Measuring noise -- Chapter 4. Development of workplace noise control in the UK -- Chapter 5. Calculating noise doses and limits -- Chapter 6. Assessment of noise exposure -- Part II: Hand-arm vibration -- Chapter 7. Fundamentals of vibration -- Chapter 8. Hand-arm vibration syndrome -- Chapter 9. Vibration measurement -- Chapter 10. The development of legal controls on hand-arm vibration exposure -- Chapter 11. Calculating hand-arm vibration doses and limits -- Chapter 12. Assessment of hand-arm vibration exposure -- Part III: Whole body vibration -- Chapter 13. Controls on whole body vibration -- Chapter 14. Measurement and assessment of WBV exposure -- Part IV: Reducing noise and vibration risks -- Chapter 15. Managing controls on noise and vibration exposure -- Chapter 16. Noise control -- Chapter 17. Hearing protection -- Chapter 18. Reducing hand-arm vibration risks -- Chapter 19. Controlling whole body vibration exposure -- Appendix A. Frequency weighting values -- Appendix B. Action levels and duties -- Appendix C. Glossary of symbols and abbreviations -- Appendix D. Further calculation examples and answers -- Bibliography -- Index -- Last Page.
Managing Noise and Vibration at Work introduces noise and both hand-arm and whole-body vibration by explaining what they are and how they can affect the body, drawing out the similarities and differences between the hazards. It provides clear explanations of the requirements of the EU Directives and explains how to fulfill them. Practical information on measurement, making noise and vibration assessments, and approaches to controlling risk help the reader to understand the issues of noise and vibration exposure in the workplace. The text is supported by information and diagrams of measuring equipment, advice on how to plan a survey, worked examples of necessary calculations, and charts and diagrams that can be used in place of the calculations. Suitable hearing and vibration protection is detailed. Case studies help to set the subject in context and highlight common errors and pitfalls.
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