Preliminary study of noise exposure among grass cutting workers in Malaysia

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Preliminary study of noise exposure among grass cutting workers in Malaysia

The purpose of this study is to determine noise exposure among grass cutters. Eighteen grass cutters were monitored for 8 hours each, using the Noise dose meter. The workers were exposed to noise levels ranging from 84.3 dB(A) to 92.3 dB(A), TWA (mean 88.0 dB(A). The Lmax value ranged from 100.4 dB(...

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Main Authors:	Tengku Ismail, Tengku Hanidza, A. M. Jan, Amirah, Abdullah, Ramdzani, Jaafar Mad Ariff, Madinah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2013
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47996/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47996/1/47995.pdf

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