Assessing Hearing Protector Device Performance and Calculating Allowable ExposureDurations in Hazardous Noise

摘要

This report reviews procedures used by base-level bioenvironmental engineers andtechnicians to determine appropriate personal hearing protection devices (HPD) and to calculate allowable exposure times for individuals wearing different HPDS in hazardous noise. Limitations of these procedures are discussed, and a preferred method is presented. Additionally, this report presents a BASIC program for use with noise dosimeter time history data which simplifies all the required calculations. Noise, Hearing Protection, Noise Control.