Determination of Sound Exposures (DOSES): Software Manual and Implementation Guide

摘要

The Determination of Sound Exposures (DOSES) software was developed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) specifically for use by mine management and safety personnel. DOSES simplifies the record-keeping and analysis associated with time-motion studies and worker noise exposures, making it easier to identify and solve noise problems. The software relies on a time-motion study that profiles the workers daily activities. At the same time, noise measurements are collected with a dosimeter or sound level meter (SLM). Observations about the workers location and tasks or other activities are recorded along with times and durations so they can later be matched up with the noise data. After the completion of a time-motion study of the workers daily tasks and locations (possible noise sources), which measures the workers noise exposures during the recorded events, the information is entered into DOSES. The program then displays information about the workers accumulated noise dose over time.