Occupational noise exposure of operators of heavy trucks

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 205-213

  Seshagiri, Baily ^a  

^a Technical Services Unit   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hearing conservation; Hearing loss; Noise; Truck noise

Indexed keywords

DRIVER; HEARING LOSS; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; NOISE MEASUREMENT; NOISE REDUCTION; NOISE STANDARD; OCCUPATIONAL DEAFNESS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOUND INTENSITY;

EID: 0031951434     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428119891010479     Document Type: Review

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