Sandblasting in New Zealand: Noise Exposure and Attenuation Provided by Safety Equipment
Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) is a sensorineural hearing loss resulting from excessive noise exposure (von Geirke, 1975). In New Zealand the Department of Labour stipulates that employees must not be exposed to more than an eight-hour equivalent continuous A-weighted sound pressure level (LAeq,8...
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University of Canterbury. Communication Disorders
2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10092/4952 |