Strategic Noise Mapping Prediction for a Rubber Manufacturing Factory in Malaysia
Rubber product manufacturing industry was found with severe occupational noise exposure problems due to improper noise management and lack of reliable noise information at the workplace. Strategic noise mapping provides important information in monitoring the occupational noise. Therefore, a case st...
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doaj-d30bbe4be3e542cc95abbcf1369659582021-04-02T11:14:04ZengEDP SciencesE3S Web of Conferences2267-12422018-01-01650501910.1051/e3sconf/20186505019e3sconf_iccee2018_05019Strategic Noise Mapping Prediction for a Rubber Manufacturing Factory in MalaysiaLim Ming HanLee Yee LingLee Foo WeiHeng Gan ChinRubber product manufacturing industry was found with severe occupational noise exposure problems due to improper noise management and lack of reliable noise information at the workplace. Strategic noise mapping provides important information in monitoring the occupational noise. Therefore, a case study was conducted to investigate the current noise exposure circumstances based on the information from the noise map and noise risk zones. The stochastic noise mapping simulation method was applied to predict these maps. Based on the results, most of the regions in the operation area were bounded with a noise contour level of 80 dBA and some small regions were exceeded the noise level of 100 dBA. More than 45 % of mapping area was categorised as extremely high risk and high risk zones. Workers are exposed to the high noise level in this workplace. The management should take immediate action for controlling noise and always supervise their workers in using the hearing protection equipment.https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20186505019 |
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Strategic Noise Mapping Prediction for a Rubber Manufacturing Factory in Malaysia |
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Strategic Noise Mapping Prediction for a Rubber Manufacturing Factory in Malaysia |
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Strategic Noise Mapping Prediction for a Rubber Manufacturing Factory in Malaysia |
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Strategic Noise Mapping Prediction for a Rubber Manufacturing Factory in Malaysia |
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Strategic Noise Mapping Prediction for a Rubber Manufacturing Factory in Malaysia |
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strategic noise mapping prediction for a rubber manufacturing factory in malaysia |
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Rubber product manufacturing industry was found with severe occupational noise exposure problems due to improper noise management and lack of reliable noise information at the workplace. Strategic noise mapping provides important information in monitoring the occupational noise. Therefore, a case study was conducted to investigate the current noise exposure circumstances based on the information from the noise map and noise risk zones. The stochastic noise mapping simulation method was applied to predict these maps. Based on the results, most of the regions in the operation area were bounded with a noise contour level of 80 dBA and some small regions were exceeded the noise level of 100 dBA. More than 45 % of mapping area was categorised as extremely high risk and high risk zones. Workers are exposed to the high noise level in this workplace. The management should take immediate action for controlling noise and always supervise their workers in using the hearing protection equipment. |
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