Effect of electronic ANR and conventional hearing protectors on vehicle backup alarm detection in noise

Human Factors

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-10

  Casali, John G ^a,d   Robinson, Gary S ^a   Dabney, Erika Christian ^b   Gauger, Dan ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b XEROX CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Bose Corporation   (United States)

^d Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALARM SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT PROTECTION; ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ACTIVE NOISE REDUCTION (ANR); HEADSETS; HEARING PROTECTION DEVICE (HPD); WORKPLACE SOUNDS;

NOISE ABATEMENT;

ALARM MONITOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONICS; HEARING AID; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; NOISE MEASUREMENT; NOISE REDUCTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SIGNAL DETECTION; WORKER; WORKPLACE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; NOISE INJURY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 2642556459     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1518/hfes.46.1.1.30387     Document Type: Article

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