Snapshot of noise and worker exposures in sand and gravel operations

Mining Engineering

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 50-57

  Bauer, E R ^a   Spencer, E R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITION; DREDGES; MINERAL INDUSTRY; NOISE ABATEMENT;

DREDGING; HEARING; MINING INDUSTRY; NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SAND AND GRAVEL;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44949094711     PISSN: 00265187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. Federal Register, 1999, Health Standards for Occupational Noise Exposure: Final Rule, Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, 30 CFR Parts 56 and 57 et al., Vol. 64, No. 176, Sept. 13, pp. 49548-49634.
2. Landen, D., Wilkins, S., Stephenson, M., and McWilliams, L., 2004, "Noise exposure and hearing loss among sand and gravel miners," Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, Vol. 1, pp. 532-541, August.
3. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), 2000, "Sampling for Silica and Noise-A Handbook for Metal/Nonmetal Miners and Mine Operators," U.S. Department of Labor, Instruction Guide Series, IG 29, 27 pp.
4. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 1996, "Analysis of audiograms for a large cohort of noise-exposed miners," Franks, JR., pp. 1-7, and cover letter to Davitt McAteer from Linda Rosenstock, Aug. 6, 1996.
5. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 1997, "Prevalence of hearing loss for noise-exposed metal/nonmetal miners," Franks, J.R., pp. 1-5, and cover letter to Andrea Hricko from Gregory Wagner, Oct. 7, 1997.
6. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 1998, "Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Noise Exposure," Revised Criteria. DHHS (NIOSH) Pub. No. 98-126, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH, p. 25.