Abstract
![CDATA[Industrial deafness is an irreversible hearing loss caused from exposure to high levels of noise within working environment. Statistics show that the highest percentage of industrial disease claims are due to industrial deafness. Noise pollution is therefore a major hazard and its prevention is a key health and safety issue for employers and employees at workplaces. This paper focuses on the development of a modified methodology to assess and prioritise the noise risk potentials at workplaces so that strategies can be developed to eliminate or reduce the hazards due to noise. The modified methodology is compared with the existing methodologies and it is found that it provides a comprehensive measure for assessing the risk rates on noise hazard potentials.]]
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management: ANZAM 2004, 8-11 December, 2004, held in Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Publisher | University of Otago |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0476011310 |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
| Event | Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference - Duration: 1 Jan 2006 → … |
Conference
| Conference | Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference |
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| Period | 1/01/06 → … |
Keywords
- noise pollution
- noise control
- industrial safety
- occupational diseases
