Foreword

• Tipo: Outra Publicação em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2015

Autores

Pedro M. Arezes (Autor) Outra; João Santos Baptista (Editor) FEUP; Mónica P. Barroso (Editor) Outra; Paula Carneiro (Editor) Outra; Patrício Cordeiro (Editor) Outra; Nelson Costa (Editor) Outra; Rui B. Melo (Editor) Outra; A. Sérgio Miguel (Editor) FEUP; Gonçalo Perestrelo (Editor) FEUP

Indexação

Scopus - 0 Citações

Classificação Científica

CORDIS: Ciências Tecnológicas > Tecnologia > Tecnologia da segurança

FOS: Ciências da engenharia e tecnologias > Outras ciências da engenharia e tecnologias

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-00Q-53J

DOI: 10.1201/b18042

Assunto: Occupational Safety and Hygiene

Abstract (EN): The aim of this article was to analyse the actual issues about the sound level limits that cause Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL). It was done a systematic review irected to the search in the electronic databases: SCOPUS®, WEB OF SCIENCE® and PUBMED®. The obtained results lead to some crucial aspects when NIHL is assessed. These shortages are related to assumptions that must be taken in account: contribution of non-occupational noise, impulsive noise, susceptibility to noise and use of hearing protection. Non-occupational noise, in some circumstances, can have a significant contribution for NIHL. The impulsive noise, which can also be found in non-occupational noise, has a particular contribute to NIHL and it is basically neglected. Individual susceptibility can also be an important factor. By other way, the audiometry and the use of hearing protection could infer a large bias. The actual limit levels don¿t contemplate the integration of all this variables. © 2015 Taylor & Francis Group, London.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Notas: Selected Extended and Revised Contributions from the International Symposium on Safety and Hygiene, Guimarães, Portugal, 12¿13 February 2015

Nº de páginas: 476