Abstract

Prescribes a practical relation for these quanitities expressed as A-weighted noise level in dB and duration of exposure within a normal working week (40 hours) and the percentage of personnel that is to be expected to obtain a raised hearing threshold of 25 dB or more as a result of this exposure, averaged from 500, 1000 and 2000 Hz.


General information 

  • Status
     :  Withdrawn
    Publication date
     : 1990-01
  • Edition
     : 2
    Number of pages
     : 17
  • Technical Committee
     : ISO/TC 43/SC 1 Noise
  • ICS
     :
    13.140 Noise with respect to human beings

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