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Noise in the working environment

Other Names:
Insufficient acoustical treatment in workplaces
Narrower Problems:
Electrical noise
Continuous machinery noise
Factory noise
Building and construction noise
Aggravates:
Work-related injury
Occupational deafness
Health hazards in the metals industries
Health hazards in the metals industries
Health risks to workers in manufacturing industries
Health risks to workers in agricultural and livestock production
Health risks to workers in transport, storage and communication industries
Reduced By:
Health hazards in the metals industries
Strategies:
Improving acoustical treatment in workplaces
References:
Industrial Health Foundation: Industrial Noise: a selective bibliography, 1963-1973
Yang, S J and Ellison, A J: Machinery Noise Measurement
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions: Noise, Stress and Work
International Labour Organization: Protection of Workers Against Noise and Vibration in the Working Environment
Subject(s):
Medicine → Hearing, speech
Social Activity → Employment conditions
Societal Problems → Pollution
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-beingGOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems
Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST

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The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

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