Noise Exposure Assessment among Groundskeepers: A Pilot Study

dc.contributor.author	Mannarino, Adam
dc.contributor.author	Balanay, Jo Anne
dc.contributor.author	Kearney, Gregory D.
dc.date.accessioned	2016-10-20T19:27:32Z
dc.date.available	2016-10-20T19:27:32Z
dc.date.issued	2016-09-26
dc.description	Presented for World Environmental Health Day, September 26, 2016 in Greenville, North Carolina	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Purpose of the Study •To assess and investigate the noise exposure, the associated hearing effects and the use of hearing protection devices (HPDs) among groundskeepers at East Carolina University (ECU) •Hypothesis (H0): The 8-hour time-weighted-average (TWA) noise exposure of ECU groundskeepers does not exceed the OSHA action limit of 85 dBA.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	Funding for this study was provided by the East Carolina University Start Up Fund.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10342/5959
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Noise Exposure	en_US
dc.subject	Hearing protection devices	en_US
dc.subject	OSHA action limits	en_US
dc.subject	Occupational and environmental hazard	en_US
dc.subject	Noise-induced hearing loss	en_US
dc.subject	Hearing conservation program	en_US
dc.title	Noise Exposure Assessment among Groundskeepers: A Pilot Study	en_US
dc.type	Poster	en_US

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