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Author:   Tim South
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138177994

ISBN 10:   1138177997
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   01 September 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Noise: Noise and how it behaves. Human response to noise. Measuring Noise. Development of workplace noise control. Doses and limits. Assessment of noise exposure. Hand-arm vibration: What is vibration? Vibration measurement. HAVS. The development of legal controls on hand-arm vibration exposure. Doses and limits. Assessment of hand-arm vibration exposure. Whole body vibration: The development of controls on whole body vibration. Measurement and assessment of WBV exposure. Reducing noise and vibration risks: Management of noise and vibration exposure. Noise and vibration control. Hearing Protection. Managing hand-arm vibration risks. Controling Whole body vibration exposure. Appendices: References. Action levels and duties. Questions. Answers to questions.

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...safety practitioners who are faced with planning to ensure compliance when the [new EU] Directives become law, will find much to interest them in this volume. - Health and Safety Review, December 2004 ...the book is one of the few that this reviewer is aware of that provides such a straightforward and readable presentation of issues related to workplace noise and vibration. - Noise Control Engineering Journal, Jan-Feb 2005

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