Noise Pollution Status in a Metal Melting Industry and the Map of Its Isosonic Curve

Forouharmajd, Farhad; Shabab, Mitra

doi:10.17795/jjhs-30366

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“…According to our results, the prevalence of different WHO categories of hearing loss is 44.65% for all participants who are exposed to noise higher than a threshold value of 85 dBA. 3 Likewise, most of the metal working industries had a hearing threshold more than normal 36,37 that may increase medical costs and reduce productivity at workplace. 38 The risk of hearing loss is also higher among metal workers compared to that of the other industries among non-smokers and ever-smokers.…”

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Study Highlights Impact of Smoking on Hearing Loss Among Workers Exposed to Noise

Rafieepour¹,

Dehgahn²,

Firoozi³

et al. 2022

The Hearing Journal

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confidence: 99%

Study Highlights Impact of Smoking on Hearing Loss Among Workers Exposed to Noise

Rafieepour¹,

Dehgahn²,

Firoozi³

et al. 2022

The Hearing Journal

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“…When analyzing equivalent sound levels at the workplaces of Russian steel production factories, it was found that they are estimated as 84-106 dB. The limit value of 80 dB established at the workplace in Russia is exceeded by 4-26 dB [7,8].…”

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Noise monitoring and control in steel industry as an innovation arm: Mini mill EAF steel plant

Butorina

Hassan

Elawa

et al. 2023

The Bulletin Tabbin Institute for Metallurgical Studies (TIMS)

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The sustainable development goals (SDGs) for the United Nations are the main factors that determine and form the future of industry and economy global wise. Green industry is the key word in any new investment and economic project, which makes the investors working for upgrading and developing the ongoing industries in order to fit with SDGs requirements and principles from one side and to keep the line of following the sustainability requirements for the new projects from the other side. Metallurgical industries are considered the most changing industries to follow sustainability boundaries and SDGs due to the huge amount of natural resources used (raw materials and ores), huge amount o energy (mostly fossil energy) and a plenty of required water. One of the important measures for sustainability as it affects safety and health of labors is the noise. Noise affects the health of workers and can be reason of fatal incidents and be a source of economic drawback in such heavy industry. This article clarifies the research work to evaluate the noise at steel plant and how it'll be studies and consider the methodology to overcome the harms results from it in way to help such important industry to be eco-friendly and sustainable.

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“…A noise contour is a map line that symbolises equal noise exposure levels. Forouharmajd and Shabab (2015) proposed that two measures can display the noise contour charts as emission profiles on a floor plan, including SPL and noise intensity. Noise contour maps, with workplace layouts, give important data on zones of low sound levels.…”

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confidence: 99%

Environmental ergonomics

2013

Occupational Safety and Hygiene

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Peer review declarationThe publisher (AOSIS) endorses the South African 'National Scholarly Book Publishers Forum Best Practice for Peer Review of Scholarly Books'. The manuscript underwent an evaluation to compare the level of originality with other published works and was subjected to rigorous two-step peer review before publication, with the identities of the reviewers not revealed to the editor(s) or author(s). The reviewers were independent of the publisher, editor(s), and author(s). The publisher shared feedback on the similarity report and the reviewers' inputs with the manuscript's editor(s) or author(s) to improve the manuscript. Where the reviewers recommended revision and improvements, the editor(s) or author(s) responded adequately to such recommendations. The reviewers commented positively on the scholarly merits of the manuscript and recommended that the book be published.v Research justificationThis book focuses on the environmental ergonomics of restaurant kitchens and the challenges related hereto in a semi-tropical city, Durban, from a chef's perspective. It establishes the urgent need for commercial kitchens to be conducive to the wellbeing of kitchen workers, as heat illness is unreported in this industry. This research is relevant from occupational health and safety point of view. It evaluates the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) parameters such as heat, ventilation and humidity, noise and lighting in kitchens, and it is cognisant that with different cuisines, the kitchen loads are different. The goal of occupational safety is health intervention for worker comfort to enhance work performance. The book generates new knowledge regarding the factors affecting the body mass index of kitchen workers, prediction of heat and humidity near cooking stoves, discomfort near ovens, lighting in preparation areas and factors affecting reaction to stove noise. The book implements an exploratory design with multiple-case studies. The manuscript is structured into broad chapters on heat, ventilation and humidity, noise and lighting. Data analysis is an essential component of new knowledge, and a detailed description will promote certain research concepts among scholars to acquire research skills. The themes move from the hospitality industry in general and narrow down to commercial kitchens and specifically aim at students learning and training in culinary skills. The book accordingly scrutinises theory in respect of the relationship between individual differences and contextual components, and it factored these into controlled heat in a work environment and other IEQ parameters. This book advances existing physical conditions, as well as physiological and psychological influences of these parameters in commercial kitchens on worker relief-seeking behaviour adaptations. A ground-breaking new framework that optimises workstation comfort levels of kitchen workers is presented, hence offering insightful environmental contributions to improve commercial kitchen design and awareness among kitchen designers, erg...

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Noise Pollution Status in a Metal Melting Industry and the Map of Its Isosonic Curve

Cited by 6 publications

References 13 publications

Study Highlights Impact of Smoking on Hearing Loss Among Workers Exposed to Noise

Study Highlights Impact of Smoking on Hearing Loss Among Workers Exposed to Noise

Noise monitoring and control in steel industry as an innovation arm: Mini mill EAF steel plant

Environmental ergonomics

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