Workers' perceptions and awareness of noise pollution at construction sites in Kuwait

Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 127-136

  Koushki, P A ^a   Kartam, N ^a   Al Mutairi, N ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Construction noise; Kuwait; Noise pollution; Worker perception

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

HEARING PROTECTION DEVICES; NOISE LEVEL;

NOISE POLLUTION;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HEALTH IMPACT; NOISE POLLUTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ASIA; EURASIA; KUWAIT [MIDDLE EAST]; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 4644320305     PISSN: 10286608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10286600310001642839     Document Type: Article

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