NOISE CONTROL. WHY? HOW? FROM THE PHYSICIAN'S POINT OF VIEW. A PAPER GIVEN TO THE COLLOQUIUM OF THE TUEV (TECHNICAL SUPERVISORY ASSOCIATION) RHINELAND ON THE 3RD NOVEMBER 1976 IN COLOGNE
LAERMBEKAEMPFUNG. WARUM? WIE? AUS DER SICHT DES MEDIZINERS. NACH EINEM VORTRAG, GEHALTEN ANLAESSLICH EINES KOLLOQUIUMS DES TUEV RHEINLAND AM 3 NOVEMBER 1976 IN KOELN
THE AUTHOR REPORTS AND COMMENTS ON VARIOUS INVESTIGATIONS AND RESULTS CONCERNING THE EFFECTS OF NOISE ON HUMANS. THESE ARE LISTED AS: DAMAGE TO HEARING, INTERFERENCE TO SPEECH, DISTURBANCE TO SLEEPING AND RELAXATION, STRESS, DISRUPTION TO PERFORMANCE AND EXCITEMENT (ACTIVATION) OF THE CENTRAL AND VEGETATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEMS. WHEN CONSIDERING DAMAGE TO HEARING WITH SINGLE EFFECTS WHICH DAMAGE DIRECTLY, A NOISE LIMIT OF 85 DECIBELS WAS EVALUATED. ABOVE THIS LIMIT THOSE AFFECTED SHOULD WEAR NOISE-PROTECTION EQUIPMENT. SLEEP DISTURBANCE IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WITH LARGE NOISE LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS AND WITH HIGH MAXIMUM NOISE LEVELS. CONCERNING STRAIN CAUSED BY NOISE, IT CAN BE STATED THAT THIS DEPENDS VERY MUCH ON THE SENSITIVITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL. HOWEVER THE NECESSITY TO MAINTAIN THE NOISE LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE IS UNDISPUTED AND THE LEGAL EFFECTS OF NOISE PROPAGATION SHOULD RECEIVE PRIORITY WHEN PLANNING FOR NOISE CONTROL.
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Authors:
- KLOSTERKOETTER, W
- Publication Date: 1977-6
Language
- German
Media Info
- Pagination: 61-70
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Serial:
- Kampf dem Laerm
- Volume: 24
- Issue Number: 3
- Publisher: VJF Lehmanns Verlag
- ISSN: 0022-8249
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Auditory perception; Health; Interviewing; Nerves; Prevention; Residential areas; Sound; Sound level
- ITRD Terms: 2144: Health; 2081: Hearing; 9147: Interview; 2020: Nerve; 300: Place of work; 9149: Prevention; 307: Residential area; 6748: Sound; 6747: Sound level
- Subject Areas: Security and Emergencies; VEHICLE NUISANCE;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01300596
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Nov 21 2010 7:54AM