Assessment of noise exposure level of bar staff in discothèques

Charles Fleming

doi:10.1016/0003-682X(96)82601-6

Assessment of noise exposure level of bar staff in discothèques

Charles Fleming

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Daily personal noise-exposure levels of bar staff were measured in 16 discothèques in the West Midlands, Worcester and Swindon. Of the two different assessment methods used, dosimetry was assumed to be more accurate than attempting to estimate the L_EP,d from measurements made using a fixed microphone position. The latter method underestimated the L_EP,d as it could not incorporate the higher noise levels bar staff were exposed to as they collected glasses from the vicinity of the dance floor. Of the persons assessed, 88% were exposed to noise exceeding the second action level (The Noise at Work Regulations, 1989). The average LEPd was 94 dB(A), with minimum and maximum levels of 83 dB(A) and 98 dB(A). Copyright © 7996 Elsevier Science Ltd.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	85-94
Number of pages	10
Journal	Applied Acoustics
Volume	49
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0003-682X(96)82601-6
Publication status	Published - Sept 1996

Keywords

Daily personal noise exposure level
Deafness
Dosimetry
Occupational deafness
Workplace noise assessment

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