Evaluation of occupational environment in two textile plants in Northern India with specific reference to noise

Industrial Health

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 112-116

  Bedi, Raman ^a  

^a DR B R AMBEDKAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Noise exposure; Occupational health; Textile industry

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVALUATION RESEARCH; HUMAN; INDIA; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOISE POLLUTION; OCCUPATIONAL DEAFNESS; SOUND INTENSITY; SOUND LEVEL MEASUREMENT; SPEECH; TEXTILE FINISHING; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TEXTILE WASHING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVIEWS; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

EID: 33644519052     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.44.112     Document Type: Conference Paper

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